Tottenham have been linked with a move for former Chelsea and Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri if Jose Mourinho is shown the front door.
The pressure is mounting on current boss Mourinho after Spurs fell to a disappointing 3-1 defeat to Manchester United on Sunday. This comes after they blew up a 2-0 lead in the first leg against Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League round, while their chances of improving on last season’s sixth placed Premier League final are slim.
Mourinho is under pressure | Marc Atkins / Getty Images
Speculation that Daniel Levy is preparing to give Mourinho his marching orders has increased in recent weeks and the latest name to be linked is Sarri. According to Rai Sports (via the Daily Mail), the Italian is one of the names on Levy’s shortlist of replacements.
He is currently out of work, having been sacked by Juventus at the end of last season, despite me directing Bianconeri to their ninth straight Scudetto. Before Sarri took over at Turin, he was at Chelsea where he guided them to Europa League glory but never received full support from the Stamford Bridge faithful.
Now he can be the latest former Blues boss to take over at Tottenham after Andre Villas-Boas and Mourinho joined the government in 2012 and 2019. However, it is believed that Napoli are also interested in Sarris’ services. The 62-year-old had a decent spell in Naples between 2015 and 2018, which was reduced by missing the Serie A title in 2018.
If Levy decides to deviate from former Chelsea bosses once, 90min understands that Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers is another name that is being seriously considered. The Northern Irishman’s reputation has been strengthened by his fine work at Leicester, with the Foxes challenging at the top of the Premier League table during each of his two full seasons at the club.
