Tottenham Hotspur confirmed the appointment of Roberto De Zerbi as the club's new head coach on a five-year contract on Tuesday
Roberto De Zerbi will be handed a lucrative survival bonus if he manages keep Tottenham in the Premier League.
Tottenham Hotspur appointed Roberto De Zerbi as their new manager on a five-year contract on Tuesday, but the news will have left one 'world-class' manager disappointed, according to Football London correspondent Alasdair Gold.
In no other job can you fail upwards quite as spectacularly as you can as a football manager.
Roberto De Zerbi, who was sacked by Marseille in February following a 5-0 hammering to PSG, has landed himself the Tottenham job and is being paid a king’s ransom to do it.
Daniel Levy considered doing something drastic after being ousted from Tottenham Hotspur by the Lewis family last summer.
Aston Villa and Chelsea have been willing to pay £40m to sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Lucas Bergvall, making their first transfer moves in the January window.
Sportbladet report that both sides made approaches to Tottenham in the January window, which Spurs flat out refused.
Roberto De Zerbi may have already identified the first player he wants to sign after replacing Igor Tudor as Tottenham Hotspur manager.
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario may be heading for a summer exit after agreeing personal terms with Inter Milan.
That is according to Italian publication L’Interista, which states the 29-year-old has received a four-year contract worth around £3million per season.
It appears that key figures at Tottenham at least considered Roberto De Zerbi’s controversial Mason Greenwood comments during the hiring process.
Roberto De Zerbi has reportedly ‘named’ his first signing at Tottenham Hotspur, while Guglielmo Vicario’s exit has moved a step closer.