MADRID, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 16: Robert De Zerbi, Head Coach of Olympique de Marseille, looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD1 match between Real Madrid C.F. and Olympique de Marseille at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on September 16, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)
Telegraph Sport claim Tottenham Hotspur have already held talks with Italian Roberto De Zerbi to take over next season, if they stay in the Premier League, but ex-Juventus boss Igor Tudor could be sacked imminently.
It is hardly the first time that Italian tactician De Zerbi has been linked with the Spurs job, but he has been adamant that he won’t accept a role mid-season after departing Olympique Marseille.
According to today’s reporting from Telegraph Sport, Tottenham directors have asked him to become their new coach at the start of next term and he has agreed, but only if they are still in the Premier League.
De Zerbi open to Tottenham Hotspur job
That is by no means something to be taken for granted, because their form has gone from bad to disastrous since former Juventus coach Tudor took over.
The Croatian has overseen one irrelevant Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid, as they were still eliminated in the Round of 16, a draw and five defeats.
Multiple reports indicate he will be fired during the break for international duty after a 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest left them hovering just above the relegation zone.
However, Spurs are expected to wait a few days, as Tudor learned that same day his father had died.
His former clubs in Serie A, Juventus and Lazio, both sent public messages of condolence.
Tudor had been on the Juventus bench from March to October 2025, sacked after failing to win any of his last eight competitive matches.