Igor Tudor: Tottenham reach agreement with former Juventus boss to become interim head coach for rest of season | Football News
Igor Tudor has agreed to become Tottenham interim head coach until the end of the season.
The last details still need to be finalised with the former Juventus head coach, but there is a verbal agreement in place.
The Croatian, who has been in London, will fly back to his homeland before taking training at the start of next week ahead of Spurs’ north London derby against Premier League leaders Arsenal next Sunday, live on Sky Sports.
Spurs will look to name a permanent successor to Thomas Frank in the summer after the Dane was sacked on Wednesday following Tuesday’s home defeat to Newcastle.
The loss leaves Tottenham 16th in the Premier League table, five points above the drop zone.
Tudor will take over a Spurs side who have won just two of their last 17 league games.
The 47-year-old has been out of work since October after being sacked by Juve, having also previously managed the likes of Lazio, Marseille, Galatasaray and Udinese.
Why Spurs have chosen Tudor…
Tudor was appointed at Juventus and Lazio in March of each of the last two seasons and stabilised results in the short term
Spurs are looking to appoint an experienced head coach who has a track record of going into clubs and making an immediate impact, and Tudor fits that bill.
He was appointed at Juventus and Lazio in March of each of the last two seasons and stabilised results in the short term.
At Juventus, he inherited a team from Thiago Motta that sat fifth in Serie A, outside the Champions League places, after back-to-back defeats that capped a disastrous February in which the club were knocked out of the Champions League and the Coppa Italia.
Tudor guided Juve to fourth in Serie A and sealed Champions League qualification after losing just one of his 11 games in charge. This earned the Croatian a two-year contract, although Juventus sacked him just four months later after results deteriorated.
At Lazio, Tudor took over from Marizio Sarri in March 2024 on an 18-month contract. The former Chelsea boss had resigned after a fifth defeat in six games with Lazio in ninth.
Tudor won five of his nine games as Lazio boss, losing just once, to secure a seventh-placed finish and Europa League qualification. He resigned at the end of the season after three months in charge.
Tottenham’s next six games
February 22: Arsenal (h), Premier League – kick-off 4.30pm, live on Sky Sports
March 1: Fulham (a), Premier League – kick-off 2pm, live on Sky Sports
March 5: Crystal Palace (h), Premier League – kick-off 8pm
March 15: Liverpool (a), Premier League – kick-off 4.30pm, live on Sky Sports
March 17/18: Champions League last 16, first leg (opponent TBC)
March 22: Nott’m Forest (h), Premier League, kick-off 2.15pm, live on Sky Sports
