Tottenham ‘decide AGAINST hiring Gennaro Gattuso as the club’s new manager after holding brief talks with the Italian’ with Daniel Levy forced to look elsewhere again in the hunt for a successor to Jose Mourinho
Tottenham have reportedly decided against their pursuit of Gennaro Gattuso with their nightmare hunt for a successor to Jose Mourinho set to continue.
According to The Athletic, talks were held with the Italian but he has now been ruled out of the race.
The club’s managerial search took a surprise twist on Thursday after they aborted their attempts to appoint Paulo Fonseca at the last minute and opened talks with Gattuso.
Tottenham have reportedly ended their pursuit of Italian manager Gennaro Gattuso
It looked like Daniel Levy would appoint the Italian but reports claim a move has fallen through
Former Roma boss Fonseca had agreed to join Spurs and begun discussions with new managing director of football Fabio Paratici about their plans for the squad and the makeup of his coaching staff.
However, with the confirmation of Fonseca’s appointment seemingly-imminent, Spurs chose to walk away from Fonseca.
Spurs insisted financial issues were not behind their change of heart and it was simply a call to go in a different direction made by the club’s hierarchy.
The sudden availability of Gattuso was believed to be one factor in Spurs’s decision after he walked away from his new job with Fiorentina on Thursday after just 23 days in the post.
Paritici has previously been interested in Gattuso while he was managing director at Juventus and was keen to appoint him had they been unable to lure Massimiliano Allegri back to the club.
Talks reportedly took place between Spurs and the 43-year-old, who has managed both AC Milan and Napoli during his coaching career, but he has now been ruled out of the running.
More to follow.