Roberto De Zerbi is not expected to join Tottenham – or any other club – before the end of the season, according to Sky in Italy.The 46-year-old intends to avoid an immediate return to football after departing Marseille last month and will instead wait to evaluate his options in the summer.
This is not thought to be a specific refusal to join Tottenham, who have an interest in the former Brighton boss for the next permanent head coach, among a number of candidates.
De Zerbi is confident in his choice, according to Sky in Italy, regardless of the offers and clubs that have contacted him since leaving Marseille – and this is why he is not expected to be back on the bench until next season.It remains to be seen whether anything would cause him to change his mind, amid continued uncertainty over interim head coach Igor Tudor’s position during the international break.
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FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Spurs’ heavy home defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League
Spurs are believed to be considering all their options in the wake of another crippling home defeat at the hands of survival rivals Nottingham Forest which has left them one point above the relegation zone.
Postecoglou: I don’t enjoy watching Spurs struggle – I’m still invested
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Ange Postecoglou said Spurs’ loss to Nottingham Forest was an uncomfortable watch
Former Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou says he is finding it hard to watch the club struggle against Premier League relegation.
Coming up to a year after he won the Europa League as Spurs head coach, Postecoglou said what is currently happening should be “beyond the realms of possibility”.Speaking to Melbourne radio station SEN 1116, Postecoglou said: “I did watch it [Spurs’ defeat to Nottingham Forest] – I’m still very much invested, particularly in Spurs because of the players and some of the staff there.”We had two years together. You always have that attachment. If you had have told me in May last year that this would be the scenario of watching two teams I have managed in the last calendar year I would have said, ‘no, that’s beyond the realms of possibility’.”I tuned in and I watched….
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