{"id":348764,"date":"2026-03-16T09:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/348764\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:03:09","slug":"spurs-emergency-appointment-plans-revealed-as-double-rejection-blow-four-top-targets-surface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/348764\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs &#8217;emergency&#8217; appointment plans revealed as double rejection blow, four top targets surface"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly planning to make an \u2019emergency\u2019 manager appointment, but they have already been rejected by two targets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/tottenham-hotspur\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spurs <\/a>recently brought in Igor Tudor to replace Thomas Frank, but this has proven a disastrous appointment for the relegation candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/tag\/igor-tudor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tudor<\/a>, Spurs have lost their last four matches against Arsenal, Fulham, Crystal Palace and Atletico Madrid, with reports in recent days claiming the head coach could lose his job if his side loses against Liverpool on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Respected journalist David Ornstein revealed on Friday that the north London club are \u2018actively working\u2019 on appointing a new manager, so they could have a new boss in the dugout for next weekend\u2019s relegation six-pointer against Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday morning<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/tudor-sack-spurs-consider-eight-options-slot-next-manager-one-condition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">, talkSPORT claimed Man Utd have \u2018sounded out\u2019 up to eight possible candidates to replace Tudor<\/a>, but they have since added that they will not appoint Roberto De Zerbi before the summer.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/match-preview\/liverpool-vs-tottenham-predictions-igor-tudor-to-be-sacked-after-fifth-spurs-defeat\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool vs Tottenham predictions: Igor Tudor to be sacked after fifth Spurs defeat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>De Zerbi has been out of work since leaving Marseille earlier this year and is widely reported to be a leading target to be Tottenham\u2019s next long-term boss, with Mauricio Pochettino another option.<\/p>\n<p>However, talkSPORT are reporting that he has \u2018no plans to return to management before the end of the season\u2019, and this leaves them with four targets.<\/p>\n<p>The report claims:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018De Zerbi is on Tottenham\u2019s list of potential targets as they are set to sack interim Igor Tudor. It means that Spurs are down a candidate to come in and save them in their relegation battle in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Sean Dyche is a possible option, while ex-boss Mauricio Pochettino, Ryan Mason and Robbie Keane are options too.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/tottenham-leeds-relegation-kinsky-case-study-wrexham-circus-mailbox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why Leeds will go down over Tottenham, Kinsky case study, and f*** the celebrity circus in the EFL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned, Dyche is a candidate for Spurs, and a report from Football Insider\u2019s Pete O\u2019Rourke claims they are targeting an \u2019emergency replacement\u2019 for Tudor.<\/p>\n<p>But O\u2019Rourke also claims Dyche\u2019s \u2018stance\u2019 on joining Spurs is that he is not keen on taking the position.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Rourke explained: \u201cIf they have to make a change and replace Igor Tudor so early, they\u2019re going to have to make a decision quickly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I think they\u2019ll want somebody who\u2019s used to being in a relegation fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, Sean Dyche has that on a CV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been a firefighter in previous jobs and has a proven track record of keeping teams in the Premier League, he kept Burnley and Everton up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe would\u2019ve ticked a lot of boxes being out of work as well, but he is believed to be unwilling to take the role as Tottenham boss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/2025-26-premier-league-prize-money-table-tv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premier League 2025\/26 prize money table and final possible positions calculated<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly planning to make an \u2019emergency\u2019 manager appointment, but they have already been rejected by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348765,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1100,61,60,43,1102,96371,74197,112,3568],"class_list":["post-348764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-home-page","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news","tag-premier-league","tag-roberto-de-zerbi","tag-sean-dyche","tag-sports","tag-tottenham-hotspur"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348764","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=348764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}