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Tottenham Hotspur have parted ways with Igor Tudor after just 44 days in charge with the club periliously close to being relegated from the Premier League.

Tudor was brought in as a short-term option to replace former manager Thomas Frank who was sacked in January but his appointment has been a disaster.

Taking charge for just seven games, Tudor has overseen four Premier League defeats in five games as well as Spurs’ exit from the Champions League after they were beaten 7-5 on aggregate by Atletico Madrid.

Tottenham now sit 17th in the table and are just one point above West Ham United with seven matches of the season remaining.

Announcing Tudor’s departure the club released a statement which reads: “We can confirm that it has been mutually agreed for Head Coach Igor Tudor to leave the Club with immediate effect.

“Tomislav Rogic and Riccardo Ragnacci have also left their respective roles of Goalkeeping Coach and Physical Coach.

“We thank Igor, Tomislav and Riccardo for their efforts during the past six weeks, in which they worked tirelessly. We also acknowledge the bereavement that Igor has recently suffered and send our support to him and his family at this difficult time.

“An update on a new Head Coach will be provided in due course.”

The appointment of Tottenham’s next head coach will be crucial for the long-term stability of the club and there are plenty of candidates to take over from Tudor.

It remains to be seen whether the Spurs hierarchy will appoint another manager on a short-term basis or if they will choose a long-term option whose first goal will be to avoid dropping out of the English top-flight.

Tottenham Hotspur are searching for another manager to steer them away from the growing threat of Premier League relegation after sacking Igor Tudor.

The Croatian was a left-field appointment, with no Premier League experience, and lasted just seven games in charge after replacing Thomas Frank last month.

Spurs are winless in the Premier League this year and were plunged deeper into crisis after a dismal 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest in a relegation battle last week.

Whoever comes in next will need to hit the ground running, with seven games of the season remaining and Tottenham just one point above the relegation zone.

They do not play again until Sunday 12 April, with the trip to Sunderland followed by a home match against Brighton the following week. But who will the club turn to to take charge of this relegation battle?

Tottenham’s most successful modern-day manager is preparing to lead co-hosts the United States into the World Cup this summer, but could the Argentine be convinced to rescue his beloved Spurs over the final seven games of the season?

Pochettino would be a popular appointment and would unite the club in a time of crisis - Spurs fans continue to sing his name, six years on from his departure from club. There has also been some talk that the 54-year-old will want to return to club management following the World Cup, with a permanent Tottenham return a possibility, anyway.

Tottenham had also looked at Pochettino after sacking Thomas Frank in February and he was identified as their first-choice. But the World Cup complicated matters, forcing Spurs to turn to an emergency option in Tudor. And those complications remain now.

The Independent has previously reported that Tottenham previously considered turning to Dyche, after identifying the former Burnley and Everton boss as one of the few remaining “survival specialists” out there with recent Premier League experience. Dyche, however, was sacked by Nottingham Forest in February after just four months and 17 matches, having failed to turn their fortunes around.

Undoubtedly a nostalgic, even romantic, option - and one of the few available contenders who really ‘gets the club’ - but is this really what Tottenham need right now? The 79-year-old has been retired since 2017 and his last Premier League job was over a decade ago. But Redknapp is available, now Cheltenham is over, and he is keen, as he told anyone who asked him at the Festival: “Would I go back? Of course I would, but I doubt very much it’s going to happen”.

It wouldn’t be the first time the former Tottenham midfielder and assistant coach had been called into the caretaker role, having replaced Jose Mourinho in 2020/21 and Cristian Stellini in 2022/23. Since then, Mason lasted six months at West Brom and was sacked by the Championship club in January. Having worked under Ange Postecoglou, Mason, 34, would be familiar to the current squad - and could even assist any of the above options if required.

A more recent name to emerge into the conversation, but Spurs may now be hesitant to turn to another manager with no Premier League experience after their disastrous decision to appoint Tudor. Hutter, a 56-year-old coach from Austria, was most recently in charge of Monaco, following a poor spell in charge of Borussia Monchengladbach and a more impressive one at Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany. But this would be another left-field move.

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Premier League relegation odds: What are Tottenham’s relegation odds?  The Independent

Football manager Ange Postecoglou believes his best work is still ahead, despite a turbulent period marked by two recent Premier League dismissals.

His brief tenure at Nottingham Forest lasted only 39 days, culminating in his sacking in October after a 3-0 loss to Chelsea left the club languishing in 17th place.

Earlier, he guided Tottenham Hotspur to the Europa League title last May, ending a 17-year trophy drought.

However, he was dismissed just two weeks later, paying the price for a "horrendous" Premier League season which saw Spurs also finish 17th.

Postecoglou, 60, told SEN radio: "I want to win things still. I still have that drive and passion to achieve, that has not changed.

"Wherever I go in, there will be plenty of scepticism.

"I know whatever it is going to be, I have this thing in my head that this will be the best one I've done yet ... the recent experiences, maybe I needed them."

The Australian said he was not concerned about damage to his reputation in England and added that he had learned from his previous stints.

"You can't always be flying high and successful. Sometimes you need to cop a couple of whacks.

"It didn't work out. It's probably hurt me reputationally, probably here in the EPL for sure, but I don't worry about that.

"It didn't leave any marks on me as a person or a football manager. If anything, it allowed me to know that next time, I will seek some counsel before I bite off more than I can chew."

Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou recently warned his old club faces "a hell of a fight" to avoid Premier League relegation, but has backed them to secure safety.

Speaking to Gerard Whateley on Australian broadcaster SEN 1116, Postecoglou articulated his enduring connection: "I still have a really strong attachment to the club. It was two years and they were by no means easy years, but we invested a lot into them.

“Second last game we won a European trophy, which was an incredible high. The connection there will be there forever.

“To watch them struggle has not been easy and it’s not the way I thought it would go. They’re in a hell of a fight, relegation is massive for any club but for Tottenham, it’s a pretty big deal.

“They have some fighting to do and they have the quality to get out. They need a circuit-breaker, for sure."

Both Forest and Spurs sit 16th and 17th in the table and face the threat of relegation.

Forest are only two points clear of 18th-placed West Ham, while Tottenham hold a one-point cushion.

Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has warned his old club faces "a hell of a fight" to avoid Premier League relegation, but has backed them to secure safety.

Spurs are 17th in the Premier League table, just one point above the drop zone, after only two top-flight wins in 22 fixtures.

Postecoglou, who was dismissed last June despite guiding Tottenham to their first trophy in 17 years, remains confident they will have enough to stay up.

Speaking to Gerard Whateley on Australian broadcaster SEN 1116, Postecoglou articulated his enduring connection: "I still have a really strong attachment to the club. It was two years and they were by no means easy years, but we invested a lot into them.

“Second last game we won a European trophy, which was an incredible high. The connection there will be there forever.

“To watch them struggle has not been easy and it’s not the way I thought it would go. They’re in a hell of a fight, relegation is massive for any club but for Tottenham, it’s a pretty big deal.

“They have some fighting to do and they have the quality to get out. They need a circuit-breaker, for sure."

With no fixture until 12 April, Tottenham players and staff have been given time off.

However, the club faces a complex situation with interim head coach Igor Tudor, who is mourning his father's death.

Former Spurs midfielders Tim Sherwood and Gus Poyet have offered their services should Tudor depart after five defeats in seven, including Sunday’s 3-0 home loss to Nottingham Forest.

Speculation has heightened around former Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi, though he is unlikely to accept a mid-season role after his Marseille dismissal in February, and would prefer to wait until summer.

Reports from France have also linked former Monaco head coach Adi Hutter to the Tottenham job.

Mauricio Pochettino, who is currently preparing the United States national team for this year’s World Cup, has expressed a strong desire to return to Premier League management in the future.

The Argentine has been linked with a return to former club Tottenham after coaching the north London team between 2014 and 2019.

Spurs find themselves in a relegation battle after sacking Thomas Frank in February and installing Igor Tudor on an interim basis.

Tottenham sit just one point above the Premier League relegation zone with seven games remaining, and Tudor has earned them only a single point from his first five league games in charge.

Pochettino articulated his affection for English football in L'Equipe. "I love the country, its culture, the football culture," he stated.

"For anyone with a competitive spirit who wants to measure themselves against others and test their abilities, it's the ideal place. You have to constantly give your best."

Pochettino boasts significant Premier League experience across three spells. He began with Southampton before five years at Tottenham, where they became regular top-four finishers and reached the 2019 Champions League final. He also had one season at Chelsea.

After parting ways with Tottenham in 2019, Pochettino took charge at Paris Saint-Germain in 2021.

However, he revealed he was approached by a London club, understood to be Tottenham, six months into his French capital tenure.

"Not just Tottenham. Other very big clubs too. When that six-month season ended, with the whole Covid situation, the club situation created instability," he explained.

He reflected: "I enjoyed my experience at PSG. But I had other options, which I shared with the club, but they chose not to listen to any of them."

Pochettino was also a Tottenham target when Ange Postecoglou was sacked last season, but then said a return to north London was not realistic.

Tottenham interim head coach Igor Tudor is mourning the death of his father, a loss confirmed by his former club Juventus on Monday.

The news meant Tudor was unable to attend post-match media duties following Spurs’ damaging 3-0 home defeat by relegation rivals Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

Tottenham assistant Bruno Saltor stepped in for Tudor, initially declining to provide details on what he described as a "family issue”.

Juventus, where Tudor previously played and managed, released a statement expressing their condolences.

"Juventus stands with Igor Tudor and his family at this difficult time. Juventus joins in mourning the passing of his father," the club said.

It is understood that Tudor was informed of his father's passing after the final whistle of Sunday's match.

Saltor later commented on the situation, stating: "It’s a personal family issue and obviously it’s a difficult moment for him. I’m just trying to support the best way we can."

A statement by Tottenham on Monday read: “Everyone at Tottenham Hotspur is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Igor Tudor’s father Mario.

“Our thoughts and condolences go out to Igor and his family during this incredibly difficult time.”

The devastating personal news for Tudor comes at a time when he is facing an uncertain future at Tottenham, with the north London club finding themselves in a battle to avoid relegation after a horrendous run on form.

Spurs have not won a Premier League game in 2026, and Tudor has been unable to turn their fortunes around since replacing Thomas Frank last month.

Tottenham have lost four of their five league games under Tudor and are now just one point above the bottom three with seven games remaining.

They also exited the Champions League last week following a 7-5 aggregate defeat by Atletico Madrid in the round of 16.

The club’s board could decide now is the time to make another change, given that Spurs are not due to return to action for almost three weeks.

Tottenham’s next game is against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on 12 April.

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