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Daniel Lewis

Tue 14 April 2026 21:30, UK

Ange Postecoglou could be back in a Premier League job very soon as he is among the early contenders to succeed Andoni Iraola at Bournemouth.

The Australian has been out of work since being sacked by Nottingham Forest in October after just 39 days in charge at the City Ground.

Prior to that dismal spell at Forest, Postecoglou famously guided Tottenham Hotspur to their first piece of silverware in 17 years with success in the Europa League last season.

However, the 60-year-old was out of a job 16 days later owing to Spurs’ dreadful Premier League campaign and his reputation has since fallen.

But speculation over a Premier League return for former Spurs boss Postecoglou is now set to grow following news of Iraola’s departure at Bournemouth.

Ange Postecoglou among leading contenders for Bournemouth job

Roberto De Zerbi is Spurs’ third manager since Ange was sacked less than a year ago, with Thomas Frank and interim Igor Tudor both failing to make an impact.

Some would have preferred to see Postecoglou reappointed by Tottenham instead of De Zerbi being hired, given he ultimately achieved what he set out to last season.

But the past is the past, and it may well be that the Aussie is in the opposite dugout at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next season.

In the hours after it was officially announced by Bournemouth that head coach Iraola is to leave his position at the end of the season, Postecoglou was listed as one of the frontrunners to succeed him.

One major bookmaker has Ange as the joint-fourth favourite to replace Iraola, ironically level with the man who replaced him at Spurs in Frank, as well as Eddie Howe and Edin Terzic.

Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou is the third favourite in the early standings, meanwhile, with Marco Rose and Kieran McKenna the second and first favourites respectively.

Incidentally, another former Spurs boss in Mauricio Pochettino is right behind Frank and Postecoglou in the odds.

What has Postecoglou been doing between jobs?

Postecoglou has regularly popped up here and there in terms of punditry duties, while he also recently went on The Overlap podcast and did not hold back on his time at Spurs.

Aside from that, Postecoglou is also known to have done some work with UEFA as an advisor, which entails watching games up close and grading players.

And the former Celtic boss has also been getting stuck in away from football, having delivered a lecture to students in Norway in February on leadership.

It may well be that Ange is more than happy away from football management, having been sacked twice in no time at all in the second half of 2025.

At the same time, nothing quite replaces the buzz that comes with playing, or indeed managing, this sport.

And it may well be that Bournemouth is deemed a good fit for both Ange and the Cherries. If that is the case, not a single Spurs fan will begrudge him the opportunity to kickstart his career down south.