Igor Tudor agrees to become new Tottenham coach – here’s everything we know
Tottenham have reportedly agreed a deal to make Igor Tudor their new manager.
According to Sky Sport international reporter Gianluca Di Marzio via X on Friday, Tudor has verbally agreed to become Tottenham‘s new manager.
Di Marzio reports that the 47-year-old is set to sign a contract at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium until this June, indicating he’s currently going to be taking on an interim role in N17.
Tudor was previously manager of Italian giants Juventus, having been appointed there in March 2025, but he was sacked in October last year after just 24 games and seven months in charge, and has been out of work ever since.
This marks a speedy resolution from Spurs chiefs to fill their vacancy, having only axed Thomas Frank on Wednesday following the 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United.
Will Igor Tudor become permanent Tottenham manager?
Tudor has got a huge task on his hands stepping into this interim role with Tottenham, as he must rescue them from the unthinkable possibility of relegation to the Championship.
Spurs currently sit 16th in the top flight table, just five points above 18th-placed London rivals West Ham.
As such, there is a genuine and very real threat of relegation this term if Tudor is unable to galvanise this group of players, and make some successful tactical tweaks.
If he can do that, then many Spurs fans will likely be calling for the Croatian to be handed a long-term deal in North London, in the hope he can finally be the coach to guide them to a brighter future.
But, is a long-term deal on the cards for the former Juve boss? Well, it doesn’t appear so.
According to an update provided by The Athletic’s David Ornstein on Friday, he reports that Tottenham don’t have the option to make his move to N17 a permanent one.
That would suggest they don’t envision him being their manager of the future, but do have faith that he’s perhaps the best possible candidate to come in and get results straight away.
Tottenham taking strange gamble with Tudor’s contract
Whether it’s because Tottenham didn’t want to commit to a permanent option, or it was part of Tudor’s terms for taking the interim job, we don’t yet know.
Either way, it does give birth to a pretty strange situation until the end of the season.
As detailed in the above graphic from Sofascore, Tudor’s Juventus side won 42 per cent of the games he was in charge of, which is a considerable improvement on Frank’s 34 per cent with Spurs.
What happens if Tudor comes in and starts winning games and becomes a huge hit with the players and fans?
Waving goodbye to him should he do that would be a tough pill to swallow, but Tottenham evidently feel there’s better long-term candidates out there.
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