Reports suggest that Ange Postecoglou is set to be dismissed as Tottenham manager at the end of the season, even if the team wins the Europa League.
Spurs are currently enduring a difficult Premier League season, sitting in a disappointing 16th position in the table.
Their 2-1 loss to Nottingham Forest recently marked their 18th defeat of the season, putting them just one loss away from matching their worst Premier League record of 19 defeats from the 2003-04 campaign.
Despite the poor league form, the season could potentially be salvaged by winning the Europa League, which would end the club`s 17-year wait for a major trophy.
Postecoglou`s squad defeated Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals and are now set to face Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt in the semi-finals.
However, lifting the Europa League trophy on May 21 is reportedly not expected to be enough to secure the Australian`s future at the club.
According to The Telegraph, Tottenham`s management has made the decision to part ways with Postecoglou regardless of whether they win the competition or not.
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola is highly thought of by Tottenham`s hierarchy, though the Cherries are reportedly determined and “optimistic” about keeping him.
Fulham manager Marco Silva is also considered to be among the leading candidates to replace Postecoglou.
Former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has expressed interest in returning to Tottenham, although he is scheduled to manage the US national team at their home World Cup next summer.
Tottenham technical director Johan Lange is also understood to be an admirer of Brentford`s head coach Thomas Frank.
This news emerges amidst reports that chief football officer Scott Munn is also facing the sack.
Munn is described as Postecoglou`s “key ally and biggest supporter” within the club structure.
Before the quarter-final match against Eintracht Frankfurt, the under-pressure manager commented on his future, admitting he had “got no idea” if he would still be at Spurs next season.
He stated: “You either think I’m capable of doing the job now or you don’t. That’s where I stand on these matters.
“If people believe that us winning tomorrow all of a sudden makes me a better manager than what I am today or us losing tomorrow somehow makes me a worse manager, I guess that’s their burden, not mine.
“I don’t think that way and I don’t think most people think that way. Or I’d like to think they don’t, in terms of their own sort of self esteem and who they are as people.
“I couldn’t care less. Really. I couldn’t care less.
“There’s no burden on me, there’s no anxiety on me. What I’m sitting here doing is thinking we’ve got a great opportunity to get to the final four of a major tournament.
“Mate, I’m not going to let that slip by without fighting tooth and nail for it irrespective of what may come the day after.”
