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Manager Ange Postecoglou
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When would any business man do something like that?
Yes, they did. They made a shortlist of 3-4 managers based on the criteria they wanted and who was attainable. Slot and Ange were on that list, by all accounts. Then Nagelsmann popped up out of nowhere, so he had to be considered too. They ended up with Ange. Job done.
It may not suit your narrative, but we didn't bumble our way to Ange. He was a target all along. An unexpected and more risky one, but a target nonetheless.
Of course he's happy....a premier league job for an untried (in the PL that is) manager....his birthdays have all come at once...typical Levy move...I'll support him of course but I'll be wearing a nappy for the 1st half a dozen games.....
That's an odd headline considering we spent a significant amount under Conte. Just under £200,000,000. Without confirming Kulusevski and Porro final transfer figures.
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Doesn't get any wilder than that. I mean CL final is wild, but a new kit? I need to sit down.
Will make it more difficult to go running into the Stands
I think some might believe he could offer us the chance to enjoy being a spurs fan again
We took the deal of accepting the mercenary managers with the trade of being successful
What we actually got was a soulless existence with acrimonious endings supported throughout with shit football and fuck all to show for it
If nothing else it’s a different direction and that alone gives me reason to cheer
Thankfully I’ve never had one of their pizzas. My missus loves a pizza but wouldn’t touch this cunt firm with my barge pole. She reckons their pizzas are shit. So they’ve never had our business. Good. Fuck ‘em. Hope they go bust
It is believed Postecoglou has agreed a contract that could run for three years and that he has cost Tottenham less than £5million in compensation, with an announcement being prepared.
The biggest issue facing Postecoglou will be whether or not Harry Kane will be part of his squad, with Real Madrid joining Manchester United in the race to try to sign the striker.
Levy is understood to remain determined to keep Kane, who he values at over £100m, but Real are willing to test that resolve after losing Karim Benzema.
Telegraph Sport understands that senior players at Real believe Kane is the best candidate to replace Benzema, with the Spaniards also interested in Chelsea’s Kai Havertz and Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez. A move for both Kane and Havertz has not been ruled out.
Kane has not signed an extension to his contract that will expire at the end of next season and is not expected to do so this summer.
While Spurs do not want to sell Kane, Postecoglou’s arrival is expected to precede a huge attempted clear-out as the club look to re-shape the first-team squad for the 57-year-old.
Tottenham are believed to be willing to let go as many as seven first-team players, led by captain Hugo Llloris and Ivan Perisic, in what could be a big summer of change.
The futures of Davinson Sanchez and Ryan Sessegnon are also in doubt, while Spurs have decided not to sign Arnaut Danjuma, who spent the second half of last season on loan at the club, while Clement Lenglet may be allowed to return to Barcelona. Bids, should they be forthcoming, could also be listened to for Ben Davies or Eric Dier.
Tottenham’s disappointing campaign, in which they finished eighth and missed out on qualification for Europe, is understood to have prompted a will to clear out a number of players this summer.
On top of the first-team players who could be allowed to leave, Spurs will attempt to sell Giovani Lo Celso, Sergio Reguilon and Harry Winks, who spent last season out on loan, but have not made a decision on the future of midfielder Tanguy Ndombele.
Ndombele spent last season on loan at Napoli and made 30 league appearances as the Italian club won the Serie A title and sources have indicated that Postecoglou may wish to take a close look at him before a decision on the 26-year-old’s future is made.
Postecoglou permanently replaces Antonio Conte, who officially left Spurs on March 27, and becomes the latest man to try to end the club’s long trophy drought.
The previous 10 permanent managers hired by Levy have won 62 trophies between them, with only one of those - the 2008 League Cup under Juande Ramos - coming at Tottenham.
Postecoglou’s appointment takes that figure to 76, with the Australian winning 14 trophies in senior management across Celtic, Yokohama Marinos, the Australian national team, Brisbane Roar and South Melbourne.
The biggest issue facing Postecoglou will be whether or not Harry Kane will be part of his squad, with Real Madrid joining Manchester United in the race to try to sign the striker.
Levy is understood to remain determined to keep Kane, who he values at over £100m, but Real are willing to test that resolve after losing Karim Benzema.
Telegraph Sport understands that senior players at Real believe Kane is the best candidate to replace Benzema, with the Spaniards also interested in Chelsea’s Kai Havertz and Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez. A move for both Kane and Havertz has not been ruled out.
Kane has not signed an extension to his contract that will expire at the end of next season and is not expected to do so this summer.
While Spurs do not want to sell Kane, Postecoglou’s arrival is expected to precede a huge attempted clear-out as the club look to re-shape the first-team squad for the 57-year-old.
Tottenham are believed to be willing to let go as many as seven first-team players, led by captain Hugo Llloris and Ivan Perisic, in what could be a big summer of change.
The futures of Davinson Sanchez and Ryan Sessegnon are also in doubt, while Spurs have decided not to sign Arnaut Danjuma, who spent the second half of last season on loan at the club, while Clement Lenglet may be allowed to return to Barcelona. Bids, should they be forthcoming, could also be listened to for Ben Davies or Eric Dier.
Tottenham’s disappointing campaign, in which they finished eighth and missed out on qualification for Europe, is understood to have prompted a will to clear out a number of players this summer.
On top of the first-team players who could be allowed to leave, Spurs will attempt to sell Giovani Lo Celso, Sergio Reguilon and Harry Winks, who spent last season out on loan, but have not made a decision on the future of midfielder Tanguy Ndombele.
Ndombele spent last season on loan at Napoli and made 30 league appearances as the Italian club won the Serie A title and sources have indicated that Postecoglou may wish to take a close look at him before a decision on the 26-year-old’s future is made.
Postecoglou permanently replaces Antonio Conte, who officially left Spurs on March 27, and becomes the latest man to try to end the club’s long trophy drought.
The previous 10 permanent managers hired by Levy have won 62 trophies between them, with only one of those - the 2008 League Cup under Juande Ramos - coming at Tottenham.
Postecoglou’s appointment takes that figure to 76, with the Australian winning 14 trophies in senior management across Celtic, Yokohama Marinos, the Australian national team, Brisbane Roar and South Melbourne.
Spanners it’s not levy’s inflated prices
It’s the inflated wages levy gave them
These players are on a bloody good screw finishing mid table, topping up their insta playing for a top London premier league club
They’re not going to take a pay cut to roll out for fucking Wolfsburg or the like
We paid too much, are paying too much for absolute dross and these players know it
At least moura was quite open about ‘seeing out his contract’
He won't be facing Brentford with Celtic's players, you know.
You do know that? Right?
The marketing of ‘shared tragedy’ this club peddles with no shame whatsoever is quite incredible
Is no one ever going to call them out?
club’s fucking gross
Think the club were sniffing around TT. Then everyone was how lucky we were BM got him giving us a free run at JN. Didn’t pan out that way though.
