Spurs closing in on appointment of Tudor as interim manager after Frank dismissal | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur look set to appoint Igor Tudor as interim manager until the end of the season, waiting until the summer to appoint a permanent replacement for Thomas Frank.

Tottenham have reached a verbal agreement with Tudor, and the 47-year-old is set to join the club on a contract until the end of the season, with no permanent option included.

Frank was sacked following Spurs’ loss against Newcastle in midweek which left them struggling five points above the relegation zone.

Their new interim boss was dismissed by Juventus in October 2025, after a winless run of eight games left them eighth in Serie A.

During his managerial career, he has also had stints at Lazio, Marseille and Galatasaray, although he did not make it to 50 games at any of those clubs.

As a player, he was part of the Croatian team that finished third in the 1998 World Cup, and featured more than 100 times for Juventus.

As Spurs are already out of the FA Cup, Tudor’s first match in charge will be the north London derby against London rivals Arsenal, giving him the chance to make an immediate statement of intent.

Spurs were considering a number of names to lead them until the end of the season, including Borussia Dortmund’s Edin Terzic and Marco Rose, who left RB Leipzig in 2025.

While they have now found a stop-gap until the end of the season, the club will still be looking for a permanent option once the season concludes. Former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is under consideration, as he is out of contract with the US men’s national team after the World Cup this summer.

Another candidate is Roberto de Zerbi, who is recently out of work following his departure from Marseille by mutual consent.