Tottenham poised to appoint Igor Tudor interim manager till season end reports claim

Tottenham Hotspur are preparing to bring in Igor Tudor as their temporary head coach through to the conclusion of the current campaign following the removal of Thomas Frank sources indicated on Friday.

Reports suggest the 47 year old has verbally agreed terms with the club and a formal announcement could come very soon.

Tudor parted ways with Juventus back in October following a dismal streak of eight games without a victory that saw the Serie A side teetering in eighth position.

His coaching career also includes stints at Lazio Marseille Verona Hajduk Split Galatasaray and Udinese.

During his time at Juventus Tudor stepped in during the latter stages of the 2024 25 season with the team lurking outside the Champions League spots yet he steered them to fourth place surrendering defeat in only one of his initial 11 fixtures.

Upon official confirmation the ex Croatia international defender will face the challenge of rectifying the issues stemming from Frank tenure who was ousted on Wednesday in the wake of a narrow 2 1 loss to Newcastle the previous day.

The Lilywhites find themselves merely five points clear of the Premier League drop zone.

Frank who joined from Brentford last season after Ange Postecoglou departure suffered the consequences of a poor sequence yielding just two victories from 17 league outings.

The Tottenham squad has been granted a break until Monday owing to the absence of a weekend fixture post their January FA Cup elimination.

Tudor should be ready to lead sessions when they resume training.

Selecting an interim figure mirrors the approach taken by Manchester United who brought in Michael Carrick for the remainder of their term after letting go of Ruben Amorim.

Before the Tudor news broke Tottenham had been connected with ex Borussia Dortmund chief Edin Terzic and former Leipzig head Marco Rose.

Potential options for the full time role at Tottenham may encompass ex boss Mauricio Pochettino once his duties in the United States for the World Cup wrap up in June and July.

The clubs upcoming fixture is the north London derby hosting Premier League frontrunners Arsenal on 22 February.