{"id":522767,"date":"2026-03-06T15:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/522767\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:42:10","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-spurs-identify-mauricio-pochettino-alternative-as-premier-league-relegation-fears-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/522767\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs ‘identify’ Mauricio Pochettino alternative as Premier League relegation fears grow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> are reportedly considering Robbie Keane<\/a> as a summer appointment as they look to navigate the most precarious period in the club’s modern history.<\/p>\n

The Lilywhites are currently embroiled in a desperate battle for Premier League survival<\/a> following an unprecedented winless run that has left them just one point above the relegation zone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Interim head coach Igor Tudor<\/a> is not expected to be retained<\/a> in a permanent capacity once the 2025-26 campaign concludes, regardless of whether the club maintains its top-flight status.<\/p>\n

While the board are believed to have identified several high-profile targets to lead a potential rebuild, the growing uncertainty surrounding their divisional status has complicated their recruitment strategy.<\/p>\n

Spurs identify ‘dark horse’ candidate to replace Igor Tudor<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Imago<\/p>\n

As reported by\u00a0GIVEMESPORT<\/a>, former Spurs striker Keane has emerged as a potential candidate to take the managerial reins this summer.<\/p>\n

The 45-year-old is currently in charge of Hungarian giants Ferencvaros, where he has maintained an impressive 61% win rate and secured a domestic league title.<\/p>\n

While Mauricio Pochettino<\/a> and Roberto De Zerbi<\/a> remain the primary targets for the hierarchy, Keane is viewed as a serious alternative should the club fail to land their preferred choices.<\/p>\n

It is understood that the Republic of Ireland legend would be a strong contender for the role if the club were to suffer a shock relegation to the Championship.<\/p>\n

The report suggests that Keane’s standing among the supporters and intimate knowledge of the club’s internal culture are seen as significant assets as Spurs prepare for a summer of significant transition.<\/p>\n

Spurs managerial search: Pochettino and De Zerbi remains top priorities<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Imago \/ ZUMA Press Wire<\/p>\n

While Pochettino is reportedly not entirely deterred by the prospect of managing in the second tier following his stint with the USA national team, his substantial salary requirements could prove a major hurdle.<\/p>\n

Similarly, De Zerbi is expected to have numerous suitors from the top end of the Premier League and across Europe, potentially making a move to North London a difficult sell if top-flight football is not guaranteed.<\/p>\n

Keane\u2019s emergence as a potential appointment comes at a time when he is also attracting interest from Crystal Palace, who are seeking a successor to Oliver Glasner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly considering Robbie Keane as a summer appointment as they look to navigate the most…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":522768,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,784,10019,596,813,755,593,10018,1614,760,588,85,10021,10020,747],"class_list":["post-522767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-epl","tag-football","tag-formula-1","tag-golf","tag-nfl","tag-olympics","tag-premier-league","tag-rugby","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-sports-mole","tag-teams","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=522767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/522768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=522767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=522767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}