Tottenham manager search: Are Potter, Rodgers, Enrique and Lopetegui on radar?

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It is present much than 8 weeks since Tottenham sacked Antonio Conte successful an effort to prevention their season.

It is just to accidental the determination did not person the desired effect.

Champions League qualification hopes evaporated a portion backmost and Spurs present spell into their last Premier League crippled of the play astatine Leeds with lone an extracurricular accidental of making the Europa Conference League qualifiers.

They request to get a amended effect than Aston Villa, who are astatine location to Brighton, oregon other they volition miss retired connected European shot for the archetypal clip since 2009-10.

Conte's departure did not halt the slide. The Italian's adjunct Cristian Stellini lasted conscionable 4 games, axed aft an atrocious 6-1 decision astatine Newcastle, which president Daniel Levy described arsenic "wholly unacceptable".

Ryan Mason was enactment successful complaint for the remainder of the play but Tottenham person taken 12 points from 12 games since they bushed Chelsea connected 26 February.

They person nary manager of shot pursuing Fabio Paratici's exit due to the fact that of his 30 period prohibition for false accounting portion sporting manager and managing manager of Juventus.

And present they person been snubbed by Arne Slot, who has decided helium wants to stay successful the Netherlands aft guiding Feyenoord to their archetypal Eredivisie rubric since 2017.

So, what happens now?

Is it 2021 again?

Slot's determination to stay astatine Feyenoord is simply a worrying improvement for Tottenham fans, immoderate of whom are starting to fearfulness the benignant of protracted hunt for a manager that ended with Nuno Espirito Santo's ill-fated assignment successful 2021.

The Portuguese lasted 4 months, losing 5 of his past 7 Premier League matches.

That summer, Tottenham went done a database of imaginable candidates, with Conte, Gennaro Gattuso and Paulo Fonseca each considered.

Beloved erstwhile brag Mauricio Pochettino was too, and astatine slightest connected that juncture Tottenham did marque an enquiry earlier discovering however costly it would beryllium to prise the Argentine retired of Paris St-Germain.

This clip around, they did not adjacent try. Pochettino looks acceptable to beryllium successful the absorption dug-out erstwhile Tottenham adjacent play Chelsea.

Former Bayern Munich brag Julian Nagelsmann was heavy linked with the Tottenham occupation pursuing Conte's exit but the nine made it known they would not beryllium approaching the German - and person doubled down connected that stance successful the aftermath of caller claims of interaction past weekend.

As for Slot, portion it would beryllium casual to consciousness Tottenham's finances unsocial should person been capable to promote the 44-year-old to determination to London, Feyenoord person the attraction of a guaranteed a spot successful the Champions League radical stage.

Who other is there?

Well placed sources person suggested Tottenham clasp an involvement successful erstwhile Spain and Barcelona manager Luis Enrique, who is without a occupation since lasting down aft the World Cup.

But determination are different options.

Another erstwhile Spain coach, Julen Lopetegui, is successful an uncertain concern astatine Wolves aft discovering Financial Fair Play restrictions volition beryllium a large impediment to his summertime squad gathering plans.

Like Slot, erstwhile Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has done an awesome occupation successful the Netherlands. The 46-year-old is present connected the marketplace aft leaving PSV Eindhoven implicit a nonaccomplishment to hold a guardant path.

Graham Potter built his estimation astatine Brighton and is inactive highly regarded contempt lasting a substance of months astatine Chelsea amid an admittedly chaotic owner-inspired recruitment campaign.

At 1 point, Brendan Rodgers was linked powerfully with Tottenham. He didn't look to beryllium enjoying himself astatine Leicester agelong earlier his dismissal and does person the FA Cup connected his CV from his clip astatine the King Power.

Celtic's Ange Postecoglou has won back-to-back Scottish titles and is connected the brink of a home treble. Given his progressive tactical attack helium indispensable besides travel into consideration.

Levy successful the spotlight

Levy and Tottenham's eventual owners ENIC person been the taxable of much adverse absorption than ever earlier this season.

Their location run ended successful decision against Brentford past week and fewer fans volition question to Leeds with immoderate anticipation of triumph adjacent though the location broadside are warring for their Premier League lives.

And past determination is Harry Kane.

The England skipper has 1 twelvemonth near connected his declaration and is again attracting attraction from each Europe's starring clubs, including Manchester United.

Levy is faced with the equilibrium of either cashing successful connected the guardant oregon hazard losing him for thing successful 12 months' clip successful the anticipation thing affirmative tin look to transportation him to perpetrate the remaining years of his vocation to Spurs.

Finding an alternate to Slot won't beryllium hard for Spurs. Finding the close alternate is different question entirely.

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