Juventus in reverse: Thiago Motta among options to replace Tudor at Tottenham | OneFootball

Thiago Motta is reportedly among the potential candidates to replace Igor Tudor as head coach of Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, less than a year after the Italian was replaced by the Croatian at Juventus.

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It has been just shy of a year since Motta was dismissed from his position as head coach of Juventus. The former Bologna tactician did not last the full year with the Old Lady after a summer of heavy spending and a long series of unconvincing results thereafter.

Motta was let go from his position on March 23 last year, and Tudor was announced as his replacement later on the same day.

Tudor was initially appointed Juventus head coach on a short-term contract until the end of the 2024-25 season, but was later handed a contract extension until the summer of 2028 after impressing with his short run of fixtures towards the end of the campaign.

Tudor did not last long, though, and was replaced by current incumbent Luciano Spalletti at the end of October.

ROME, ITALY – OCTOBER 26: Igor Tudor, Head Coach of Juventus, reacts during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Juventus FC at Stadio Olimpico on October 26, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Tudor has since been appointed as the head coach of Premier League strugglers Tottenham, again on a short-term contract until the end of the season, but has gone on to lose his first three matches in charge, which leaves Spurs just one point above the relegation zone with nine league matches of the season left to play.

Reports in the UK indicate that Juventus are considering sacking Tudor just three games into his tenure, and according to reports in Italy, Motta is among the potential candidates to replace him.

As per Tuttosport and Calciomercato.com, Tottenham have two potential Italian head coaches in mind in Motta and former Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi. There are other alternatives in Sean Dyche, Robbie Keane and Ryan Mason.