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It’s deja vu at Tottenham Hotspur. For the sixth time since 2019, the north London outfit are searching for a new manager. It’s the second time since May, with Spurs fans understandably frustrated.
Thomas Frank is the latest casualty who leaves the Dr Tottenham's medical practice without finding a cure. The Dane will go down as the club’s worst-ever Premier League manager, at least from a winning percentage perspective. Across his eight-month stint, Frank won just 27 per cent of matches.
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But, it would be unfair to place all of the blame on Frank specifically. For starters, his two chief creators, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski have been unavailable all season, while summer signing Mohammed Kudus also picked up a long-term injury towards the back end of 2025.
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Couple that with the other fitness problems that plagued the Tottenham ranks and it’s easy to see how things so easily derailed. That’s just the sad reality of Tottenham in 2026 though. Be that through bad luck, or mismanagement behind the scenes, the club has a tendency to pose as a circus, with clowns often the ones running it.
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Which makes the appointment of Igor Tudor as interim all the more baffling. A man with no experience in English football, whose most recent stint in the dugout ended even more catastrophically than Frank’s.
Having just about steadied the ship at Juventus as a caretaker last season, he was given the job on a permanent basis. Not so much because the Croatian had excelled, but more so because there weren’t that many alternatives to turn to instead! By October 2025 he’d been shown the door, having gone eight games without a win.
His play style doesn’t exactly scream a perfect fit for Spurs either. The 47-year-old tends to favour a three-at-the-back set-up, which could prove difficult for Spurs who have struggled to field two fit centre-backs, let alone three. He’s also a fan of high-intensity, front-foot football. Again, just ask Ange Postecoglou how that ended up.
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There is a world where this all works out pretty nicely. Tudor comes in, drags Spurs away from a relegation scrap (the fact that’s the reality for Tottenham is alarming enough), while keeping the manager’s seat warm for Mauricio Pochettino or Roberto De Zerbi in the summer. The early indications are that this isn’t an interim appointment with a view to making it permanent, and given Tudor’s track record at holding down a position, that is probably for the better.
Former Juventus boss Igor Tudor will replace Thomas Frank at Tottenham after reaching an agreement.
Tottenham Hotspur have reached a verbal agreement with former Juventus boss Igor Tudor to join the club until the end of the season. Spurs sacked Thomas Frank on Wednesday with the club sat 16th in the Premier League table.
The club are expected to make an appointmet sooner rather than later, with them next in action against Arsenal next weekend. Tudor, who left Juventus in October, is expected to replace Frank, with reports suggesting he has been identified as the chosen candidate.
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The 47-year-old, who played 55 times for Croatia, has managed Udinese, Hellas Verona, Marseille and Lazio. He left Turin earlier this season with the club eighth in Serie A.
Tudor began his coaching career with Hadjuk Split in 2013 before enjoying spells with PAOK, Karabukspor and Galatasaray, before being part of Andrea Pirlo's coaching staff at Juve in 2020.
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Tottenham sacked Frank after just eight months shortly after the 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle United. The former Brentford boss had failed to win in eight league games, leaving Spurs just five points above the relegation zone.
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Tudor is expected to move to north London on an interim basis until the end of the season. His primary task will be to keep the club away from the drop, with Spurs also in the Champions League.
Frank led Tottenham to the last 16 after finishing in the top eight. Victories over Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt in January meant Spurs avoided a play-off to progress.
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Marco Rose has emerged as the new favourite to take the reins at Tottenham. The 49-year-old German has moved ahead of Roberto De Zerbi, Mauricio Pochettino and John Heitinga in the race for the vacant managerial position after Thomas Frank was dismissed on Wednesday.
Rose, whose coaching CV features spells at RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Monchengladbach, has earned recognition as an energetic, attack-minded manager. His assertive, high-pressing approach has often led to parallels with former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. However, while their footballing principles overlap, Rose and Klopp have not consistently aligned. Indeed, friction between them erupted publicly in dramatic circumstances last year.
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Soured relationship with Klopp
Some observers imagined Klopp and Rose forming an administrative dream team, yet at Leipzig the reality proved very different. Only three months joining as Global Head of Soccer at Red Bull, Klopp sanctioned Rose's exit, abruptly ending the latter's three-year spell with the Bundesliga outfit.
According to German publication Bild, Klopp had initially ranked among Rose's most vocal supporters, having bought him as a player during his tenure at Mainz 05. Nevertheless, their bond is said to have weakened after a poor sequence of performances - just two victories in 11 league fixtures - that pushed Leipzig out of the Champions League qualification positions and left Klopp "unsatisfied" with Leipzig's "sporting development" under Rose.
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Several months afterward, Klopp conceded that dismissing Rose was "a bitter pill to swallow." In an interview with The Athletic, he remarked: "It's not great. It will never be my hobby. But it's things you have to do. What I want is to hire coaches for the right reasons. And if you finish working together, then it is also for the right reasons and not for the media asking for it."
Fan backlash
Rose's departure from Leipzig was not the first occasion he had exited a club under strained circumstances. His earlier appointment - a short-lived tenure at Dortmund - spanned just a single season, with Rose and club officials mutually deciding to separate at the end of the 2021/22 term.
Statistically, his return appeared solid. Dortmund accumulated a higher points total than in 2020/21 and jumped from third place to second in the standings. Yet many fans remained unconvinced, irritated by what they saw as inflexibility in his tactical setup.
There was a sense that the side leaned too heavily on prolific forward Erling Haaland. The framework was largely constructed to amplify the Norwegian's qualities, but when he was unavailable - or struggling for rhythm - Dortmund frequently lacked cutting edge in the final third. Supporters criticised the absence of an effective alternative strategy, particularly considering the offensive options at hand in Jude Bellingham, Marco Reus, Thorgan Hazard, Youssoufa Moukoko and Julian Brandt.
Defensive weaknesses also remained evident. Rose was unable to fully correct the transitional vulnerabilities that had troubled the team during the reign of his predecessor, Lucien Favre, as Dortmund allowed 52 league goals - the highest figure among the top six sides.
That uneven form, combined with underwhelming cup runs - a Champions League group-stage elimination, a Europa League knockout play-off loss to Rangers, and a surprise DFB-Pokal defeat to second-division FC St. Pauli - ultimately cast a shadow over Rose's brief spell and made his departure at season's end seem unavoidable.
Betrayal
Rose attracted significant acclaim across his two-year period at Monchengladbach from 2019 to 2021, though the chapter concluded on a disappointing note. A fourth-place finish in his opening campaign - including eight weeks atop the Bundesliga table - established a strong initial impression.
Advancing from a Champions League group containing Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Shakhtar Donetsk further elevated his standing, alongside Gladbach's bold, high-speed playing philosophy. But midway through his second year, Dortmund made their approach, and Rose agreed to assume control at the end of the campaign.
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Angered by the loss of their head coach to a domestic competitor, Gladbach publicly announced his forthcoming exit - a move that unsettled the squad. The side dropped five of their subsequent six league encounters, fell out of the Champions League qualification places, then slipped from the Europa League spots and were eventually eliminated from the DFB-Pokal by Dortmund themselves.
For Rose, both the timing and the way the news was revealed felt like a betrayal. The club's management of the episode had a measurable effect on performances, damaged his rapport with fans and left a lingering stain on what had otherwise been a highly encouraging tenure.
Tottenham have reportedly identified five potential candidates to replace Thomas Frank as manager, with the interview process said to be underway. The north Londoners parted ways with Frank earlier this week, just hours after they were beaten at home by Newcastle. It proved to be the final straw after a disastrous reign that saw Spurs win just seven of their 26 league games.
They currently sit 16th in the table and are at serious risk of being dragged into another relegation battle following their 17th-placed finish last season. Despite their dreadful league form, Spurs are into the knockout stages of the Champions League after sailing through the league phase in fourth place. However, their exploits in Europe weren't enough to save Frank from being given the boot.
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Tottenham are now in the process of appointing a new manager and have shortlisted five candidates, according to The Telegraph.
The report states that Marco Rose and Edin Terzic are among those on the list, although it's not clear if they are viewed as permanent or interim options.
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Roberto De Zerbi, Mauricio Pochettino and Robbie Keane are also believed to be under consideration, with interviews now taking place and agents being contacted over the vacant manager's job.
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It's been reported that Keane, who is currently in charge of Ferencvaros, would only be interested in a permanent role and wouldn't consider only steering the ship until the end of the season.
Pochettino, meanwhile, was spotted in London this week but is understood to be fully committed to leading the United States into a home World Cup in the summer.
He has already flirted with the idea of returning to Tottenham at some point in the future, though.
Speaking to Sky Sports last year, he said: "When I left the club I always remember one interview I said I would like one day to come back to Tottenham.
"I am in the USA, so I am not going to talk about that now, but what I said then I still, after six years or five years, feel in my heart. Yes, I would like one day to come back."
Pochettino once again hinted at a possible return to Spurs a few days ago, claiming their recent achievements are 'not enough' for a club of that stature.
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During an appearance on the High Performance Podcast, he said: "To win a Europa League, that the team won, is good, but it’s not enough.
"It is not enough to challenge for the Carabao Cup, or the FA Cup, or the Europa League, or the Conference League. It’s a club that should be, or needs to be because the fans, what they expect is, to be in the Champions League.
"Fighting for the Champions League, trying to believe that you can win the Champions League and also fighting for the Premier League and believing that you can win the Premier League."
Mauricio Pochettino has been seen in London amid speculation linking him with a return to Tottenham Hotspur following Thomas Frank's departure. The 53-year-old has emerged as a potential candidate for the Spurs managerial vacancy this summer, once he concludes his duties overseeing the USA's World Cup campaign.
The former Chelsea manager has been tipped for a sentimental homecoming to the club he guided to the 2019 Champions League final. Previously, he has expressed his eagerness to make a Premier League comeback, while also speaking glowingly about his time at Spurs. However, he will not be giving up the opportunity to manage the American hosts at the summer's World Cup. But while the north Londoners' pursuit for a caretaker or long-term appointment continues, Pochettino was photographed in the capital.
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The Argentine shared an Instagram story showing himself at a birthday celebration for a friend at a London restaurant. The social media post offers no further suggestion his presence in the capital relates to discussions with Tottenham's hierarchy.
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The timing appears coincidental given Frank's dismissal immediately following this week's home defeat against Newcastle United. Nevertheless, Pochettino has been open about his ambitions to return to Premier League management.
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Speaking recently to Sky Sports, he revealed: "When I left the club I always remember one interview. I said I would like one day to come back to Tottenham.
"I am in the USA, so I am not going to talk about that now - but what I said then I still, after six years or five years, feel in my heart. Yes, I would like one day to come back."
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During an appearance on the High Performance Podcast this month, he further elaborated: "To win a Europa League, that the team won [under Ange Postecoglou], is good, but it's not enough. It is not enough to challenge for the Carabao Cup, or the FA Cup, or the Europa League, or the Conference [League].
"It's a club that should be, or needs to be, because the fans, what they expect is to be in the Champions League, fighting for the Champions League, trying to believe that you can win the Champions League and also fighting for the Premier League and believing that you can win the Premier League."
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According to football.london, Pochettino remains a genuine contender for a summer appointment, with Spurs prepared to bring in a caretaker boss until the season concludes. Such an arrangement would allow the club sufficient time to assemble an attractive compensation package to persuade the USA to release Pochettino from his existing commitments ahead of schedule.
BBC Sport has learned that acquiring the Argentine could necessitate "one of the biggest financial compensation fees in football history," even if they waited until after the World Cup. In the Premier League, the record fee paid for a manager stands at the £21million Chelsea shelled out to secure Graham Potter from Brighton and Hove Albion.
Wilson Odobert has suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and will undergo surgery, with the winger's blow adding to a mounting injury crisis.
Tottenham Hotspur have announced that Wilson Odobert has suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and will require surgery on the injury. Odobert was withdrawn with injury shortly after the half-hour mark in Tuesday's defeat to Newcastle United.
The forward attempted to wrap his leg around Harvey Barnes to block the ball but twisted his left knee in the turf. Following treatment, Odobert departed the pitch and proceeded straight down the tunnel. The club have now confirmed he faces an extended spell on the sidelines.
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Odobert's injury compounds the extensive injury list at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with ten players currently unavailable. James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski have both been long-term casualties for Spurs, whilst Mohammed Kudus and Rodrigo Bentancur are also sidelined.
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Richarlison has been sidelined with a hamstring injury since January 10, while Ben Davies has been absent for the previous six matches. Lucas Bergvall and Pedro Porro were recently declared unfit, with Destiny Udogie joining them on the injury list last week due to a hamstring issue.
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A club statement read: "We can confirm that Wilson Odobert has sustained a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The 21-year-old French forward suffered the injury during the first half of our Premier League fixture against Newcastle United on Tuesday.
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"Wilson will see a specialist next week before undergoing surgery, and will then commence his rehabilitation with our medical staff."
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Players who have previously played under Robbie Keane have offered genuine glimpses into what working with the 45-year-old entails, amid speculation linking him to the Tottenham manager's position. The former striker currently manages Ferencvaros, having taken charge of the Hungarian outfit last January.
His coaching CV also includes a stint with Maccabi Tel Aviv, alongside assistant positions with Middlesbrough, Leeds United and the Republic of Ireland national team. Throughout this period, Keane has been developing his distinctive identity and footballing philosophy, shaping what will become his signature coaching approach.
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Should this journey culminate in a homecoming to Tottenham as manager, it will be fascinating to observe how he maximises the potential of the current squad. Judging by testimonials from those he has previously mentored, Spurs' attacking players could have plenty to look forward to.
Back in 2019, Middlesbrough forward Ashley Fletcher expressed his delight at the prospect of learning from Keane, following a telephone conversation with the coach. He remarked: "There's no better person you would want (to work with).
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"He's played in the Premier League for many years, he's played for top teams, he's played in the Champions League, played in World Cups so to learn from him everyday was always going to benefit me."
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Callum O'Dowda offered similar acclaim when reflecting on their collaboration within the Republic of Ireland international set-up. "He's still got it, I'll tell you that," he remarked about Keane.
"Even in training when you watch him, he's fantastic just as he was a fantastic player.
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"As a coach now, I asked him how he's finding it. He obviously misses playing, but he's someone that you definitely look up to. As soon as he opens his mouth, you want to listen to him given the level he has played at and what he has done for the country.
"It's phenomenal really. On the coaching side he has been good. Obviously, as a striker, he knows what they want from me, as a wide player, he knows the service that they want. It's the little things, as well, mentally getting into your head, he's definitely good to have around."
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Such endorsements will resonate positively with Tottenham supporters regarding the prospective appointment, particularly given the club's expectations for attacking football. Beyond results alone, the playing style contributed to the issues that led to Thomas Frank's dismissal from his position as head coach this week.
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Spurs have managed just 36 goals in the Premier League across 26 matches, a tally potentially impacted by numerous injury concerns. Nevertheless, the brief for the incoming manager will almost certainly encompass a mandate to enhance the attacking output both immediately and over the longer term.
Keane's coaching prowess has garnered acclaim not only from strikers, but also from former Ireland defender Darren O'Dea, who commended his abilities back in 2018. "Robbie is going to settle in easily. He was like a coach when I was playing with him and he was one of the best captains I played under," O'Dea remarked regarding Keane's shift into coaching.
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"If I was a player in that dressing room, I would want to listen to what Robbie Keane has to say. He's a fantastic guy and I don't need to speak about his credentials as a player."
While Keane has received considerable recognition for his coaching capabilities, the question remains whether these skills could translate to managing Tottenham - or in the Premier League - should such an opportunity present itself.
Ange Postecoglou has launched a scathing attack on Tottenham's transfer strategy and disclosed that the club rejected a four-man wishlist he presented to them during the 2024 summer transfer window. Postecoglou, 60, was sacked from his position as head coach at Tottenham last summer after spending two years in north London. During his tenure, the Australian steered Spurs to fifth place in his debut season, before breaking the club's 17-year trophy duck by claiming the Europa League in his final campaign.
Nevertheless, Spurs opted for a change with Postecoglou being relieved of his duties and Thomas Frank arriving to succeed him following his impressive work at Brentford. The Dane has this week been dismissed himself. And Postecoglou has now declared Tottenham act as if they are "not a big club" - at least regarding wages and transfer spending - and the Greek has launched a damning critique of his former employers. He revealed he attempted to pursue Pedro Neto, Bryan Mbeumo, Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi two years ago - none of which materialised.
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Speaking on The Overlap, Postecoglou said: "At the end of my first year when we finished fifth, for me I was like, 'How do you go from fifth to challenging?' Well, we had to sign Premier League-ready players, but finishing fifth that year didn't get us Champions League, we didn't have the money so we ended up signing Dom Solanke who I really like and three teenagers (Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray and Wilson Odobert).
"I was looking at Pedro Neto, Mbeumo, Semenyo at the time and Marc Guehi. Because I said if we want to go from fifth to there, that is what the other big clubs were doing at that moment.
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"Those three teenagers are outstanding young players and I think that they'll be brilliant players for Tottenham, but they're not going to get you from fifth to fourth and third. But what was coming out from the club was that we are a club that can compete on all fronts."
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Postecoglou added: "I still felt like Tottenham as a club were saying we're one of the big boys but, in reality, I don't think they are, in my experience over those last two years. You see Arsenal spend £100m on Declan Rice, I don't see Tottenham doing that. Maybe now, I don't know."
Following the departure of England captain Harry Kane to German powerhouses Bayern Munich, Tottenham invested over £210million during Postecoglou's inaugural summer, with the club bringing in James Maddison, Pedro Porro, Brennan Johnson, Micky van de Ven, Dejan Kulusevski, Guglielmo Vicario, Alejo Veliz, Ashley Phillips and Manor Solomon.
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It was support that contributed to Tottenham's extraordinary start under Postecoglou's management, with Spurs perched at the top of the Premier League with 20 points after eight fixtures.
Whilst Tottenham ultimately fell away and secured fifth place, two points adrift of fourth-placed Aston Villa, there was genuine optimism and conviction the Australian could construct something remarkable in north London if provided with backing in his second summer.
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However, having failed to qualify for Champions League football, Tottenham invested less than £80m on transfers, with Dominic Solanke their most prominent signing. Teenagers Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall and Wilson Odobert were the other arrivals, though Spurs didn't lose a key first-team player, such as Kane.
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Whilst Tottenham did proceed to claim the Europa League, performances and outcomes in the Premier League deteriorated considerably and resulted in them finishing in 17th, their lowest final standing since 1976/1977. That played a part in Postecoglou's departure, with then-Spurs chairman Daniel Levy believing a change was necessary.
Former Tottenham striker Robbie Keane has refused to comment on speculation linking him with the managerial vacancy at his former club, abruptly ending an interview when questioned about the possibility of taking the job. The 45-year-old has emerged as a potential candidate to succeed Thomas Frank, who was sacked by Spurs this week.
Keane is presently in charge of Hungarian heavyweights Ferencvaros, a position he has held since January 2025 as he continues to build his credentials in management following his playing days. His coaching journey has previously seen him serve as assistant manager for the Republic of Ireland, Middlesbrough and Leeds United, before stepping up to the top job at Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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Whilst his tenure at Ferencvaros appears to be progressing positively, speculation regarding a potential move to Tottenham continues to gather momentum. Nevertheless, Keane was quick to shut down such talk with a brief and curt response when pressed on the prospect of returning to N17.
When a journalist enquired: "Would you expect their invitation for you to become their manager?" Keane replied: "I can't help speculation," accompanied by a shrug of his shoulders before promptly walking out of the interview.
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Whilst his response doesn't necessarily indicate enthusiasm for the position, the former Republic of Ireland captain stopped short of categorically removing himself from contention with a definitive statement. For the time being, speculation surrounding Keane and the Tottenham vacancy remains one of several possibilities under consideration by the club.
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And ex-Spurs defender Michael Dawson has recommended Keane as Spurs' next head coach. Dawson said on Sky Sports: “For me, there is someone there in the making, someone who knows the club, can galvanise everyone and bring them in the right direction, and that is Keane.