Tottenham to stick with manager Igor Tudor for now, but Spurs legend is keen to step in

Igor Tudor will continue as Tottenham manager for the immediate future, talkSPORT understands.

Some Spurs fans are calling for Croatian Tudor to be sacked after losing all three of his games in charge, plunging them deeper into relegation danger.

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While Spurs are reluctant to sack a manger for the second time this season the pressure will continue to grow on Tudor if they lose their upcoming Champions League last 16 first leg tie at Atletico Madrid on Tuesday and next Sunday’s Premier League trip to Liverpool.

If Spurs did decide Tudor is not the right man then former striker Robbie Keane, currently in charge for Hungarian champion Ferencvaros, is believed to be keen on the job.

Former Spurs Mauricio Pochettino remains a long-term option but will not be available until after leading the United States of America at the upcoming World Cup.

Spurs also have historic interest in Fulham’s Marco Silva while Dougie Freedman being a leading contender to become their new sporting director raises the prospect of a move for Crystal Palace’s Oliver Glasner, assuming they stay up.

Tudor’s tumultuous tenure

Tudor was brought on board in February to replace Thomas Frank for the remainder of the season just days after the Dane was axed.

A 2-1 loss at home to Newcastle proved to be the final nail in the coffin for Frank, who was appointed in the summer on a three-year contract.

Frank was Tottenham’s fifth permanent manager since Mauricio Pochettino departed in 2019.

Despite having been brought on with the hope he’d provide an instant boost to a stagnating squad, Tudor has thus far failed to turn around Tottenham’s fortunes.

Instead, they have slid closer towards the relegation zone and are still searching for a first league win since December 28, when they won away at Crystal Palace.

With just nine games remaining in the league this season, time is running out for Tudor to turn around the ship.

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Tudor is not to do

In the latest episode of talkSPORT’s Inside Spurs show, the panel urged the board to fix their mistake in wrongly appointing Tudor by sacking him before next weekend’s trip to Anfield.

talkSPORT co-host Majestic said: “He’s talking about boats after the game, I don’t know what he is on about.”

It led to Spurs fan Sonny Snelling to quip: “He’s on the Titanic, that’s the boat he’s on.”

Majestic then remarked: “Why has he not been sacked already? I know people are going to go, ‘Oh you’re crazy,’ he never should have been there in the first place.

“This is Operation Save Tottenham Hotspur, and it has to be done from within, it can’t be given to an exterior force.”

To which Snelling replied: “What we did was, we tried to appoint a firefighter, but we got in an arsonist, that’s literally all it is.

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“He has rubbed up the players the wrong way, playing players out of position, Archie Gray at left-back, [Conor] Gallagher is at right midfield, the whole set-up is just a shambles.”

Later in the show, Majestic said: “That group of players ain’t listening to that gaffer – get out!

“I genuinely think, those last three games under Thomas Frank (draw to Man City, lossed to Man United and Newcastle), wouldn’t have even looked as bad as it does now.

“There’s no clue now, at least before it looked as though there was half a clue.”

Having her say, Abbi Summers then stated: “We’re literally in a relegation battle, why did you think this is good?

“You needed someone that could go back to basics, not someone that wanted to come in and implement tactics and play three at the back.

“That was never going to work, it was the wrong decision and we’ve wasted more time.”

He’d be Keane

Should Tottenham go for Keane, a stop in north London would mark the fourth job in his managerial career.

He spent three games as Indian side ATK’s player-manager before he got his first proper role in June 2023, when he took over Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Keane proved to be a hit in Israel, as he led the club to an Israeli Premier League title and the Israel Toto Cup in his only full season at the club.

The former Ireland international was appointed Ferencvaros boss in January 2025 and didn’t take long to impress, as he helped the club win the Hungarian top flight for the 2024/25 season.

Keane’s impressive work on the continent has drawn admirers in the Premier League as he emerged as a contender to replace Glasner at Crystal Palace.

The 45-year-old was also discussed as a potential interim option following the sacking of Frank, but it did not eventuate.

Should Keane be handed the reins in north London, it would mark a sensational return to the club he enjoyed individual success as a player.

The tricky forward scored an impressive 122 goals in 306 games across all competitions in two separate spells.

He was also a member of the Tottenham team that won the League Cup in 2008, which remained the club’s last piece of silverware until Ange Postecoglou helped the club win the Europa League last season to end a 17-year trophy drought.