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Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou looks set to leave the club at the end of the season, regardless of whether he wins the Europa League or not.

For the first time since 2007/08, Tottenham are set to finish in the bottom half of the Premier League, with Postecoglou now under increasing pressure from chairman Daniel Levy. But while 2008 was also the year Spurs last won a trophy, Postecoglou could be sacked even if he achieves success in the Europa League.

A number of names have been linked to replace the Australian manager, with Niko Kovac from Borussia Dortmund and even Scott Parker mentioned as his successors. Whether such a situation will occur remains to be seen, but the Telegraph highlights the club's lack of faith in Postecoglou as the season has worn on.

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou to remain in the Premier League?

Postecoglou's managerial career will be far from over if he does get sacked from Tottenham, however. Having previously experienced success with Celtic, in Japan and in Australia, the 59-year-old certainly won't be short of suitors.

Indeed, reports have already started linking him with potential Premier League jobs, as he targets redemption in England's top flight.

According to the Daily Express, Postecoglou has emerged as a target for Leeds United, who might replace Daniel Farke ahead of their return to the Premier League in 2025/26.

Though Farke has achieved Leeds' promotion with two games to spare, the Daily Mail suggests that the club's hierarchy are already looking at alternatives as they target survival next term. All three teams promoted from the Championship last season are set to make an immediate return for the second year in a row, but Leeds, should they get their recruitment right, are well placed to not suffer that same fate.

As a result, they want a manager who is more established in the English top flight, with Postecoglou fitting that bill. With his football similar to Marcelo Bielsa's, Leeds fans would certainly enjoy watching the high-octane style at Elland Road once again.

The aforementioned report also indicates Jose Mourinho is among the five-man shortlist, with Bodo/Glimt boss Kjetil Knutsen touted as the most-likely option considering their previous interest in him.

In FourFourTwo's view, it seems unlikely that Leeds would want Postecoglou, and equally as unlike that the Aussie would want to become their next manager. Other top jobs will soon become available in Europe, while there's too much risk attached with the Leeds job.

Mourinho, meanwhile, could provide box-office entertainment week after week.

Tottenham Hotspur are facing a race against time regarding the fitness of club captain Son Heung-min.

Son, recognised by FourFourTwo in our list of the best left wingers in the world, has netted just 11 goals this season for the Lilywhites, a lowly tally when compared to his previous returns at the club.

But it is, once again, continuing injury problems that have tormented the 32-year-old Asian star, especially given manager Ange Postecoglou hasn't seen the best of his skipper for nearly all of the 2024/25 campaign.

Is Son Heung-min injured for the weekend?

We all know the capabilties the former Bayer Leverkusen man can produce on his day, bet even he may agree that a tally of just 11 goals isn't good enough given Spurs' current position in the Premier League table.

But with a crucial Europa League semi-final against Bodo/Glimt to come, fans are starting to wonder whether Sonny will be ready for the crucial run-in or not. So, what is the latest news?

Son hasn't played for Spurs since their 1-1 draw with Frankfurt in Europe on April 10. Postecoglou confirmed his captain had suffered a setback and his return is still somewhat unknown.

"Sonny got a knock on his foot, so we're being a bit cautious with him," said the Tottenham boss on April 17. "There was no point in him travelling."

“He's been dealing with a foot problem for a while, so now is as good a time as any to give him the right time to get over it," added Postecoglou just last week.

"He'll definitely miss Monday. It's got to the point where not only was it not improving, but it was deteriorating.'

"He was in contact with the boys," added the Spurs boss. "We discussed whether he should come along but I felt that to have the best chance of Sonny being available for the semis, we left him behind," Postecoglou said.

"He was in the group chats, that's what they call them don't they? I just saw him this morning, I caught him in the corridor and he's delighted."

It remains to be seen when Son will return to the pitch, especially given their Premier League clash with Liverpool on Sunday.

Postecoglou may choose to rest the South Korean, with their Europa League semi-final first leg clash with Bodo/Glimt scheduled just a few days later on May 1.

Tottenham are lining up a move for a manager in the Bundesliga as they seek a replacement for Ange Postecoglou.

Recent reports have suggested that, regardless of if Tottenham win the Europa League this season, Postecoglou will depart this summer as they face their first bottom-half Premier League finish since 2008. Spurs are up against Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League semi-finals, with either Manchester United or Athletic Bilbao awaiting them in the final if they progress.

The Australian manager has come under increasing pressure as the season has progressed, and chairman Daniel Levy is set to wield his unruly axe once more once the season is over.

Tottenham want a new manager to replace Ange Postecoglou

Plenty of managers have since been linked with the Tottenham manager's role as a result, with the likes of Scott Parker touted as potential options for the hot seat.

There is one manager with plenty of European experience who is admired in north London, however, with the Premier League described as a "personal career dream".

According to Bild, Tottenham have already enquired about the possibility of taking Borussia Dortmund boss Niko Kovac, despite the 53-year-old only having been appointed at the Westfalenstadion in January.

Kovac has managed to turn things around at Dortmund in the short time he has been in charge there, helping them challenge for Champions League football after a poor start to the season. This has helped raise the Croatian's reputation at Tottenham, with the report suggesting that they're keeping a close eye on him for the remainder of the season.

Having only signed an 18-month contract, Kovac could certainly be available if Tottenham come calling in the summer, too. With experience of winning trophies during his time at Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt, Spurs could also benefit from Kovac's mentality.

Indeed, the report adds that Kovac's aggressive playing philosophy is well-suited for the Premier League. He has history coming up against Spurs, too, having won 7-2 there in the Champions League with his Bayern Munich side in 2019.

In FourFourTwo's view, it seems harsh to sack Postecoglou if he does deliver the Europa League trophy at the end of the season, but Kovac is certainly a top-level manager who they should look at if they want a change of voice at the club.

Realistically, though, Kovac will likely only succeed if he is backed in the transfer market.

Tottenham Hotspur will sack manager Ange Postecoglou at the end of the season.

The Lilywhites have suffered a horrendous Premier League game, winning just 11 games in total thus far. A recent 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest compounded Spurs' misery even further, with only winning the Europa League left to salvage their season.

However, chairman Daniel Levy is already drawing up a list of candidates, with Burnley manager Scott Parker said to be a 'well-liked' option.

Ange Postecoglou set to be replaced by Scott Parker at Tottenham Hotspur – even if he wins the Europa League

It's been doom and gloom all season long for Spurs, with injuries repeatedly tormenting Postecoglou's side. Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario are just three names who have spent long parts of the season on the sidelines.

Having been ridiculed in the media, the former Celtic boss hasn't pleased fans with his morbid post-match press conferences, often snapping at reporters who question why his Tottenham team are failing so badly on the pitch.

But despite all of the outside noise, Postecoglou could still win the Europa League, with his Spurs side into the last four and set to face minnows Bodo/Glimt over two legs for a place in the final.

Winning that competition, according to Mail Sport, will, however, not be enough to save his job, as Levy plans to oust the 59-year-old in the summer with Burnley boss Parker a leading candidate to replace him.

Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola and Fulham’s Marco Silva are also touted as potential alternatives in the dugout, but it remains to be seen just which candidate is best suited for a huge job in north London.

Former manager Mauricio Pochettino and Brentford’s Thomas Frank are other names who the report claims are 'on Tottenham's radar' with a reshuffle planned later this year.

FourFourTwo understands that while Parker is a frontrunner – and his days playing for the Lilywhites will adhere him to fans – he is far from the only option in the running and that this may be a long process in which we don't know the identity of the next Spurs boss for a while.

Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest took a step back in time when they faced each other on Monday night, as they played a portion of the match without any Video Assistant Referee (VAR).

The off-site officials, introduced to the Premier League in 2019, have regularly been at the centre of controversies and campaigns for the system’s removal.

It therefore will have delighted many when it was announced after the half-time break that VAR was not in operation on Monday night – sadly for those, it was only a temporary measure.

Why was VAR not in operation when Tottenham faced Forest?

The technology is always operated from its Stockley Park base in west London, regardless of the game in question’s location.

On a regular day, a group of officials watch the game from an office block just north of Heathrow Airport and have a direct line to the on-field referee to advise on any infringements that may have been missed in real-time, but Peter Bankes had to fly solo for a period of time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Monday.

With the outage having been announced on Sky Sports’ coverage of the game, the Premier League confirmed on X that it had been caused by a fire alarm at Stockley Park.

To perhaps muted celebrations, the video officials were back in place just minutes later, with no major incidents having occurred.

An identical scenario occurred back in November during the game between Ipswich Town and Manchester United, which was also rectified within the same timeframe.

For those wishing for a break from VAR in the top tier, it certainly won’t have felt long enough to transport them back to the good old days.

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou is certainly in that camp, telling Sky Sports earlier this month: "No doubt, it's not the game I loved.

"If that's [VAR] what people want, then let's continue. I don't like it. I am falling out of love with the game because I love celebrating goals.”

For those like Postecoglou, the next five-minute respite can’t come soon enough.

Tottenham Hotspur are set to open talks with a potential replacement for Ange Postecoglou, according to reports.

Postecoglou, ranked at no.36 in FourFourTwo's list of the best managers in the world right now, has overseen 17 Premier League defeats for Spurs this season, with the north London side hamstrung by injuries over and over again.

However, the form of talisman Son Heung-min has been widely debated, as well as the fact that summer signing Dominic Solanke has scored just seven times in the league so far, so is the blame solely with Ange?

There have been shining lights, with Archie Gray and Djed Spence impressing for Postecoglou's men.

But with just the Europa League left to win this season, even most Spurs fans give their team a slender chance, with a crucial second leg clash with Eintracht Frankfurt to come later this week.

According to the latest information from teamTALK, Brentford boss Thomas Frank is being lined up as the ideal candidate to replace Postecoglou in the Tottenham dugout.

Frank has often been linked with big jobs in the Premier League, especially given how well he has done to help keep the Bees in the top flight year after year.

The report adds that a decision could be made as soon as Friday, but Frank’s buyout clause with the Bees is in the range of £10million is proving to be a sticking point.

It could be that even winning the Europa League isn't enough to keep Postecoglou in a job, given the growing discontent between the Australian and Tottenham's supporters in recent weeks.

In FourFourTwo's view, a bottom-half finish is likely for Tottenham this year, and we cannot see the 59-year-old keeping his job this summer – but FourFourTwo understands that Frank's pay-out will be the real sticking point, with a cheaper manager or someone out-of-work preferred by chairman Daniel Levy.

Tottenham are willing to break their transfer record again this summer as they look to put a turgid 2024/25 season behind them.

While success in the Europa League could change everything for Tottenham, the jury is still out on Ange Postecoglou as his side sit 15th in the Premier League with just six games now remaining. A 4-2 defeat to Wolves on Sunday certainly isn't the best preparation for a crucial second leg away aginst Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday.

Recent results have set alarm bells ringing at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with some serious changes needed to make the squad competitive again. Now, chairman Daniel Levy is now ready to put his money where his mouth is with the club's latest target.

Tottenham want a new record transfer to sign this summer

Tottenham signed Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth last summer in a deal worth £65m, making him the club's record signing in the process. Things haven't gone exactly as Solanke or Spurs would have hoped, however, with the Englishman managing just 11 goals in 36 games in all competitions.

They've now started looking elsewhere for game-changing signings to improve the squad's fortunes next term, and have settled on one of the Premier League's most-sought after players.

According to Spanish outlet Fichajes, Tottenham are looking to sign Matheus Cunha from Wolves in the summer transfer window, after being increasingly impressed by the Brazilian's performances in a largely struggling side this term.

The report suggests that Cunha will cost at leasat £65m for Wolves to sell, which would consequently break Tottenham's transfer record, though they could drive that price up through an auction. A number of Premier League sides are currently interested, with Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle all having been linked with the forward in recent times.

The 25-year-old did sign a contract extension at the start of February keeping him at Molineux until the summer of 2029, however, meaning Wolves are certainly within their rights to keep Cunha at the club. He has scored 14 goals in the Premier League this term, highlighting his importance to the team.

Cunha has clashed with some Wolves fans on social media in the past few days. After cryptically posting an Instagram story that read, "Time to be happy, I will follow my dreams, not yours... So stay cool," he then argued with fan-channel Talking Wolves in the comments section of a screenshot of the original post.

He said: "Do you know what you want? For people to not like me here, unfortunately I'm going to the field to solve the problem of your favourite club. I'm not here looking for alternatives to be someone important. Fans root for their own, they don't create misfortunes all the time."

In FourFourTwo's view, it seems inevitable that Cunha will leave this summer, with that contract extension simply an agreement between the player and club to allow him to leave under the proviso that they will sell him for more money.

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Tottenham Hotspur have begun talks with Oliver Glasner of Crystal Palace as a replacement for Ange Postecoglou.

Postecoglou has endured a rough season in North London, seeing his team slip to 14th in the Premier League – and while the Lilywhites are in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, Tottenham have won just 11 of their 31 fixtures this season in the league, with hope of European football all but extinguished.

After tensions with fans in the loss to Chelsea recently, things may be untenable for the Australian, who is cutting an ever-more frustrated figure on the touchline.

Tottenham and another unnamed Premier League side have approached Oliver Glasner

With fan ire directed towards the board, too, Spurs have apparently been busy interviewing for a 13th manager of chairman Daniel Levy's reign.

Spurs have been linked with Andoni Iraola extensively, while Marco Silva of Fulham has been presented as an option, with Postecoglou all but consigned to the sack.

German outlet SportBild report via Sport Witness that Oliver Glasner is wanted the North Londoners, amid interest in the Crystal Palace boss from RB Leipzig.

Glasner, ranked at no.47 in FourFourTwo's list of the best managers in the world right now, has led the Eagles to an FA Cup semi-final this season and has hugely impressed at Selhurst Park with a front-footed 3-4-3 formation.

The Austrian was wanted in Leipzig but with Sport Witness noting that he has concerns about input from Head of Global Football, Jurgen Klopp, Tottenham may have the advantage in talks.

“If Glasner wants to join RB, a transfer fee will be required, as his contract runs until 2026. However, there is said to be an exit option,” German transfer expert, Florian Plettenberg revealed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) – though FourFourTwo understands that the fee in question was enough to put Bayern Munich off moving for him.

That fee has since been halved, with Glasner's deal running until 2026 – but FourFourTwo understands that any move for the Palace boss at this stage from Spurs would be at early stage.

According to the report from SportBild, Spurs aren't the only Premier League club interested in Glasner's services – though the other team to have made contact remains unnamed.

A new signing could soon walk away from a proposed transfer to Tottenham Hotspur, despite a transfer agreement already being agreed.

There is no getting away from the fact it’s been a difficult season in north London for Ange Postecoglou, whose job looks further at risk with each passing week.

But having a young player reject an agreed transfer from one of Spain’s middling sides would be a stark reminder of how far Spurs have dropped off this season.

Johnny Cardoso tempted to avoid Tottenham Hotspur move

It was revealed last month, and confirmed by the player, that Spurs negotiated an option to buy Betis midfielder Johnny Cardoso for £21million at the end of this season as part of the sale of Giovani Lo Celso last year.

However, Spanish outlet La Colina De Nervion has revealed that it may not be as clear-cut as activating that clause for the Spanish side.

They report that the player is considering staying with Betis for another year amid their recent good form.

Cardoso revealed the importance of European football to him alongside confirming the Tottenham deal.

Postecoglou’s side currently sit in 14th place in the Premier League standings; their only hope of securing entry to Europe next term is lifting the Europa League trophy.

On the other hand, his current club’s recent hot streak sees them sitting in sixth in La Liga, which would provide entry to the Conference League, and only six points off the Champions League spots.

In FourFourTwo’s opinion, while having a player like Cardoso reject the club, the 23-year-old’s hesitancy is understandable.

Betis are in much better shape to secure European football next season and, given Postecoglou’s current predicament, precisely which manager Cardoso would be linking up with at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is up in the air.