Jurgen Klinsmann has publicly expressed his interest in the Tottenham job as the north London club's disastrous search for a new manager goes on - and revealed that he called Daniel Levy after Jose Mourinho was sacked.
Gennaro Gattuso is the latest name the club have spoken to, but talks with the Italian were revealed to have broken down, the day after the former AC Milan boss left Fiorentina just 23 days after his appointment.
Discussions with Paulo Fonseca were also unsuccessful, while approaches for Julian Nagelsmann, Brendan Rodgers, Erik ten Hag, Antonio Conte and former boss Mauricio Pochettino also hit a dead end.
Andros Townsend believes Ryan Mason should be given the reins for at least one more year and Klinsmann, speaking in his role as a BBC pundit for the Croatia-Czech Republic game, was also keen to keep his name in the conversation.
'I called him (Levy) after Jose Mourinho went and I said "what's the case now?" And he said to me "I've got so much to do right now, I've got things to sort out but let's talk a little later on".
'And then I saw all the names walking in, talking, walking out and the same still today. Spurs is in my heart, absolutely I would consider that (taking the job) if he wants to, but you cannot force him.'
Tottenham will compete in the Europa Conference League next season after finishing seventh in a campaign that also saw them dumped out of the Europa League in humiliating fashion by Dinamo Zagreb.
The future of star striker Harry Kane is still uncertain as the 27-year-old prepares for England's Euro 2020 grudge match against Scotland - and may still be in N17 by the time Tottenham host Kane's potential suitors Manchester City on the opening weekend of the 2021-22 Premier League season.
As Tottenham continue to search for Mourinho's successor, who might they turn to? Read Adam Shergold's comprehensive piece to find out.
Runadilsuz
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Mr levy is not interested in those who are interested to manage spurs, Mr levy always the other way, please appoint Mr martinez or Potter as spurs manager.
Hakdnos
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Stop praising Mourinho. He didn't deliver what he promised when he got the job.Had Mourinho been in charge till the end of the season Spurs would have finished Tenth.The team started to play much better once he was gone
am not sure if u know football, morinho was the best thing to happen to spur. spur will never win any good trophies
AremuT
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Until Levy realizes that Tottenham isn't in the same bracket with the likes of Man City, Chelsea, Man Utd and Liverpool, then the club will be calm in hiring a coach that will build gradually just in the case of Leceister, Everton and the likes. If Tottenham want instant success then they should be prepared to spend instant money. The best coach Tottenham could have had is Mourinho but Levy's pride and his wrong mentality about seeing his team as a 'very big club' made him to take the irrational decision of sacking Mourinho. Not even coach lower than Mourinho in status and achievement is willing to take the job now.
Spurs will attempt calling jose back
cicbeimsuz
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Stop praising Mourinho. He didn't deliver what he promised when he got the job.Had Mourinho been in charge till the end of the season Spurs would have finished Tenth.The team started to play much better once he was gone
Alaan_10
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There are legend's in Tottenham
sidunited
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Tottenham are doing everything neccesery to help Harry Kane wanna leave spurs
ishti
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The way they are going after managers, this may become Reality
issiis
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looking at his face I will just conclude that he ain't ready
Potoripoto
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Sacking Jose was a stupid decision that is proving too costly.
Pkkgags
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This one is forcing things 😂🤣.
Immaculate003
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Until Levy realizes that Tottenham isn't in the same bracket with the likes of Man City, Chelsea, Man Utd and Liverpool, then the club will be calm in hiring a coach that will build gradually just in the case of Leceister, Everton and the likes. If Tottenham want instant success then they should be prepared to spend instant money. The best coach Tottenham could have had is Mourinho but Levy's pride and his wrong mentality about seeing his team as a 'very big club' made him to take the irrational decision of sacking Mourinho. Not even coach lower than Mourinho in status and achievement is willing to take the job now.