{"id":388827,"date":"2026-01-25T00:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T00:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/388827\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T00:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T00:23:10","slug":"tottenham-will-approach-manager-who-went-51-games-unbeaten-if-they-sack-thomas-frank-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/388827\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham will approach manager who went 51 games unbeaten if they sack Thomas Frank now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tottenham Hotspur plan to make another approach for Xabi Alonso should they opt to part ways with Thomas Frank.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespurs.news\/news\/tottenham-may-be-set-to-sack-thomas-frank-tomorrow-as-journalist-shares-what-sources-have-now-told-him\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frank is now under serious pressure at Tottenham<\/a> again after his team were held to a shock 2-2 draw with Burnley on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p> Finish the sentence: Tottenham\u2019s chance of convincing Xabi Alonso to join are ____________ <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Xabi-Alonso-stats-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso stats\" class=\"wp-image-25380\" \/>Credit: Maciej Rogowski\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespurs.news\/match-coverage\/tottenham-fans-aim-chant-at-thomas-frank-just-months-after-doing-the-same-to-ange-postecoglou\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham fans sang against Frank<\/a> at Turf Moor, which suggests that the Danish head coach will soon be removed from his position.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Tottenham hierarchy have a massive decision to make on Frank\u2019s future, and plans already appear to be in place to find a replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham will approach Xabi Alonso if Thomas Frank is sacked<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham have previously approached Xabi Alonso and will do so again should they sack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespurs.news\/tag\/thomas-frank\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Frank<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pokeefe1\/status\/2015135202788376673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Paul O\u2019Keefe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A tentative approach was made through intermediaries for Alonso, although the initial response was not particularly positive.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid recently sacked the Spanish manager, and he appears ready to make a swift return to action.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool\u2019s defeat to Bournemouth means that Arne Slot is under big pressure, and a return to his former club would surely be very attractive.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs and Liverpool would not be the only clubs to make approaches for the 44-year-old, meaning that the North London club stands little chance of landing him.<\/p>\n<p> True or false: Tottenham re-appointing Mauricio Pochettino would be a bad idea\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pochettino-back-to-Tottenham-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur looks prior to the UEFA Champions League group B match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Muenchen at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.\" class=\"wp-image-25318\" \/>Credit: Julian Finney\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Alonso will also surely leave a decision about his next club until the summer, when he will have several options available to him.<\/p>\n<p>For the Lilywhites, it seems like just a pipe dream to bring Alonso to North London, but they are expected to make a firmer approach should Frank be sacked.<\/p>\n<p>Xavi Hernandez is also in the frame for the Tottenham job<\/p>\n<p>Xavi Hernandez is also set to be in the frame for the Tottenham job to replace the Danish head coach, adds <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pokeefe1\/status\/2015147880202244212\" rel=\"nofollow\">O\u2019Keefe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard has been out of work since being sacked by FC Barcelona in the summer of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old is another exciting up-and-coming manager, but it remains to be seen whether he would be keen to take over Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>Xavi working with players like Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray and Xavi Simons is quite an exciting possibility were he to accept the job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur plan to make another approach for Xabi Alonso should they opt to part ways with Thomas&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,50,843,51,47,52,48,40765],"class_list":["post-388827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-thomas-frank","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-xabi-alonso"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}