Football ITK Fabrizio Romano has revealed within the past few minutes that West Ham’s relegation rivals Tottenham Hotspur are set to appoint Roberto De Zerbi.
Using his catchphrase “here we go”, Romano announced that a deal has been agreed between Spurs and De Zerbi, and he will take charge with immediate effect.
The Italian journalist posted on Twitter: “BREAKING: Tottenham agree deal to appoint Roberto De Zerbi as new head coach, here we go!
Story revealed yesterday now confirmed as De Zerbi has accepted #THFC job with immediate effect.
Five-year deal set to be signed as De Zerbi decides to accept this challenge.”
Five-year deal raises eyebrows amid relegation fight
The five-year deal appears to be something of a surprise given the perilous state of Tottenham. The North Londoners sit just one point ahead of West Ham in the relegation zone.
De Zerbi is understood to have no interest in managing in the Championship. Therefore, it is safe to assume that there will be some sort of relegation release clause allowing him to leave.
Let’s hope they flop hard, makes it essential we win 3 of the next 4 we need to find another gear and start playing attacking football again COYI!!!
As we saw with Nuno it’s not all about the manager. It may depend on when he can get his favoured coaches in and how long it takes the players to adapt to the new methods. For example Andoni Iraola didnt win any of his first 9 games at Bournemouth
COYI