Roberto De Zerbi has agreed to become Tottenham Hotspur’s new head coach after a breakthrough in talks.
The former Brighton head coach will sign a five-year deal to replace Igor Tudor, who left on Sunday after just 44 turbulent days in charge.
De Zerbi’s appointment has already proven a controversial choice among supporters, with fan groups including Women of the Lane endorsing a “No to De Zerbi” campaign due to his public support of Mason Greenwood during their time together at Marseille.
Greenwood was charged with rape, assault and coercive control in October 2022 while a Manchester United player but the charges were later dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.
De Zerbi has been out of work since leaving Marseille (Photo: Getty)De Zerbi called him a “good guy” who had paid a “heavy price” and said he planned to treat him like one of his “sons”.
Spurs have nevertheless opted to make the Italian one of the highest-paid managers in English football. His first game sees Tottenham travel to Sunderland on 12 April as they bid to win a first league match of the calendar year. They sit 17th in the table, one point above the relegation zone.
As the odds plummet on the club’s first relegation since 1977, De Zerbi will then face his old employers Brighton in his first home match.
While he was initially reluctant to take the job for the final seven fixtures of the season, preferring to wait until the summer, Tottenham’s board were adamant they did not want another interim option following Tudor’s chaotic reign, which did not produce a single league win.
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Kat Lucas: Roberto De Zerbi is a PR disaster in the making Kat Lucas: The strange case of Tottenham’s forgotten manSean Dyche was also considered as a survival specialist but De Zerbi is closer to the vision Spurs have for the future, provided they stay up. However, he also has a reputation within the game for volatility and on average, stays in managerial jobs for less than 18 months.
That mirrors Tottenham’s own recent instability. De Zerbi will become their fourth manager in 10 months, with Ange Postecoglou sacked last June, weeks after winning the Europa League. His successor Thomas Frank was then axed in February amid a dire run of results and a fan revolt over his style of play.
De Zerbi is renowned for his progressive entertaining football, but his first priority will be to ensure Spurs are playing it in the top flight next season.
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