Tottenham already have someone waiting to be given the job, as Thomas Frank has been sacked with immediate effect.
The 2-1 loss against Newcastle in the Premier League saw Spurs in 16th place on the table, and that made his position untenable at the club.
He admitted that he had the support of the hierarchy, but that is no longer the case, as they decided to part ways with him.
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Jermain Defoe has spoken about the Tottenham job
Jermain Defoe, who spent two permanent terms at Tottenham as a player, has not hidden his feelings about returning to the club for the third time.
He moved to Spurs in 2004 from West Ham and was in North London for four seasons before he left for Portsmouth.
After a season at Fratton Park, he was back at the Lilywhites and spent another five seasons there.
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Back in 2023, he admitted that he would be an approachable manager and believed that he had what it took to communicate with the players and deal with issues behind the scenes.
He also revealed that it would be his dream to manage Spurs.
While he does not have permanent managerial experience yet, he has been the caretaker manager and coach for Rangers, and he could be a good shout for an interim manager.
The former England striker said: “If I was a manager I think I would be approachable, I would be honest with the players.
“There will be times where you’re not going to renew someone’s contract or leave them out when they’ve played well.
“I think I would do well, I think I would be the new special one.
“Which club? Well, the dream would be Tottenham, you never know as a manager what opportunities you will get and that, but Tottenham.”
Why Defoe returning to Spurs makes sense for a lot of reasons
Defoe is a club legend and would thus be liked by the fans and instantly command the respect of the dressing room.
He could hire the right coaches in order to ensure that the training ground activities are handled by experts, and he’s mainly there for his man management and tactical nous.
The 43-year-old has already worked as the academy coach at Spurs from 2022 to 2024, so he has experience coaching some of the younger players at the club.
He would know, better than most, what Spurs represent and what it takes to be a success at the club, and perhaps what the players need right now is a motivator rather than a tactics-heavy coach.
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