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\n\t\tXabi Alonso is on Tottenham\u2019s shortlist of candidates to replace Thomas Frank (Getty)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tXabi Alonso is on Tottenham\u2019s shortlist of candidates to replace Thomas Frank (Getty)<\/p>\n
Xabi Alonso<\/a> would turn down an approach from Tottenham<\/a> if Thomas Frank is sacked, according to reports.<\/p>\n Frank\u2019s future was placed in further doubt on Saturday after Spurs were beaten 2-1 at home by West Ham<\/a>.<\/p>\n Spurs have registered just one win in their last seven Premier League<\/a> matches, while they crashed out of the FA Cup<\/a> last weekend following a 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Independent<\/a> reports that Spurs are now seriously considering Frank\u2019s position and the club\u2019s hierarchy are \u2018debating\u2019 whether to keep the 52-year-old in place for the team\u2019s Champions League<\/a> game at home to Borussia Dortmund<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n The report adds that the prospect of appointing Alonso has been discussed by Tottenham\u2019s board, however, the 44-year-old \u2018feels he will have better options over the coming months\u2019.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on Liverpool every day\t\t\t<\/p>\n Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro\u2019s Football Newsletter. <\/p>\n Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your team in the link we\u2019ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you.<\/p>\n Alonso, who has also been linked as a potential replacement for Arne Slot at Liverpool, was sacked by Real Madrid on Monday<\/a> just seven months after joining the Spanish club.<\/p>\n \t\t Spurs supporters sang, \u2018you\u2019re getting sacked in the morning\u2019, towards Frank during the defeat to West Ham which has left the team 14th in the Premier League.<\/p>\n \u2018Of course, I\u2019ve probably had better times, it\u2019s probably not the best time of course,\u2019 Frank said after the game when asked about the reaction from Spurs fans.<\/p>\n \u2018But I understand, I\u2019m the man in charge. So the blame will go to me. That\u2019s fair, no problem in that sense.<\/p>\n \u2018As long as they are backing the players, doing everything they can, to support them and drive them forward, that\u2019s what we do, and we will keep going forward.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tNext Tottenham manager odds\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t Oliver Glasner 2\/1<\/p>\n Mauricio Pochettino 4\/1<\/p>\n Xabi Alonso 4\/1<\/p>\n Marco Silva 6\/1<\/p>\n Enzo Maresca 8\/1<\/p>\n Ruben Amorim 10\/1<\/p>\n Jurgen Klopp 12\/1<\/p>\n Robert De Zerbi 12\/1\u00a0<\/p>\n Xavi Hernandez 14\/1<\/p>\n \u2018If you\u2019re not winning enough, we know you will not get enough support from the fans. But when we\u2019re winning, it will change, when we start winning again. Which we will do. I\u2019m not in doubt of that.<\/p>\n \u2018I think also you can look a little bit at the performances. Let\u2019s say the Bournemouth and the Villa and this game here, if the players stop running, or stop doing anything, or not working hard, and we are not the team that\u2019s closest to winning, then you can say okay but I think the team is working very hard. And I still think, and I know it sounds a little bit crazy, that we are close to something very good, than further away.<\/p>\n \u2018I think you all saw the game today, we could easily have won this 2-1. I think it\u2019s no excuses. But also the reason we\u2019re a little bit down to the bare bones with players. And we also need some of the offensive players to score a goal or two.<\/p>\n \u2018All that is difficult for me to do like that and click with a finger. But I can promise that I\u2019m sitting here, giving everything, every single day. I feel the trust from everyone and there\u2019s only one way, we need to keep going.\u2019<\/p>\n For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Tottenham](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEI_281161630-d9a1.jpg\")
\n\t\tThomas Frank\u2019s future is in doubt after Spurs\u2019 2-1 defeat to West Ham (PA Wire)<\/p>\n![\"STRASBOURG,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEI_275927495-ab28.jpg\")
\n\t\tOliver Glasner is the bookmakers\u2019 favourite to replace Thomas Frank at Tottenham (Getty)<\/p>\n
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