Ange Postecoglou ‘set to leave Tottenham whether or not they win Europa League’ as replacement shortlist emerges
ANGE POSTECOGLOU is set to be sacked by Tottenham even if they win the Europa League, according to reports.
Spurs are in the midst of a disastrous Premier League season and they are currently sat 16th in the table.
Yesterday’s 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest was their 18th loss and they are now just one away from matching the record 19 they suffered in the 2003/04 campaign.
But the season can still be saved by ending the club’s 17-year wait for silverware via the Europa League.
Postecoglou’s men saw off Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals to set up a last-four tie with Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt.
But lifting the Europa League on May 21 will reportedly not be enough to keep the Aussie in the job.
The Telegraph claim that Spurs have decided they are going to axe Postecoglou whether they win the cup or not.
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola is highly-rated by Tottenham chiefs, but the Cherries are determined and “optimistic” of keeping him.
Fulham manager Marco Silva is also among the leading candidates to replace Postecoglou.
Mauricio Pochettino has expressed his interest in returning to Tottenham – although he is set to manage the US team at their home World Cup next summer.
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Spurs technical director Johan Lange is understood to be a fan of Brentford’s Thomas Frank.
It comes amid reports that their chief football officer Scott Munn is set to be sacked.
Munn is said to be Postecoglou’s “key ally and biggest supporter”.
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