{"id":296109,"date":"2026-02-13T14:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/296109\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:17:07","slug":"tottenham-to-name-interim-manager-before-appointing-permanent-head-coach-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/296109\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham to name interim manager before appointing permanent head coach this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> plan to name an experienced head coach as interim manager for the remainder of the season, before making a long-term appointment in the summer.<\/p>\n

Thomas Frank was sacked<\/a> earlier this week, with Spurs five points above the relegation places.<\/p>\n

Sources have told BBC Sport that Spurs want an interim manager in place for the players’ return to training on Monday. <\/p>\n

Former two-time Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic is now a strong contender. <\/p>\n

The German, 43, has been out of work since 2024, when he left the Bundesliga club for a second time after their Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid at Wembley.<\/p>\n

Marco Rose, who replaced Terzic as manager at Dortmund after his first stint in charge in 2021, is another candidate under consideration. <\/p>\n

The 49-year-old was sacked by German club RB Leipzig in March 2025, with the side sixth in the Bundesliga table.<\/p>\n

Former Ajax head coach John Heitinga, who joined Spurs as an assistant coach under Frank in January, was a consideration for the interim role but sources have told BBC Sport that his appointment is unlikely at this stage. <\/p>\n

Spurs’ exit in the FA Cup third round mean they have a nine-day break before the north London derby against rivals Arsenal<\/a> on 22 February.<\/p>\n

With no fixture this weekend, the first team squad were given time off and asked to return on Monday.<\/p>\n

The club are aware that mid-season options are limited and that there is likely to be greater availability for potential managers at the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur plan to name an experienced head coach as interim manager for the remainder of the season,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,112],"class_list":["post-296109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}