Sky Bet Reveals Leading Contenders To Replace Thomas Frank At Spurs
It's official - Tottenham Hotspur have sacked Thomas Frank simply 8 months after appointing him.
Frank, who replaced Ange Postecoglou in June, had actually come under increasing pressure following a bad run of form that has seen Spurs slide to 16th in the table.
And it 2-1 loss at home against Newcastle on Tuesday was the straw that broke the camel's back - as the Dane was dismissed less than 24 hours later on.
Following Frank's sacking - attention instantly has turned to who will be his replacement at Tottenham.
Next Tottenham supervisor chances: Sky Bet exposes leading competitors to change Thomas Frank
At the time of writing, Tottenham's assistant coach John Heitinga is the best-backed with Sky Bet at 8/11.
He has leapfrogged Roberto De Zerbi considering that the market opened - with the Italian widening slightly from 8/11 to a 6/4 second-favourite in the market.
Similarly to Frank, De Zerbi is likewise out of a job today after he left Marseille in the wake of his side's 5-0 thumping at the hands of Ligue 1 competitors Paris Saint-Germain Sunday.
Although his time at Marseille has actually ended on a sour note, De Zerbi has actually currently proven himself in the Premier League, delighting in a successful spell at Brighton that consisted of a sixth-place finish - the greatest in the club's history.
Meanwhile, for those after rather of an outsider, Marco Silva, Mauricio Pochettino and Robbie Keane complete the 5 favourites at 15/2, 9/1 and 10/1 respectively.
Another candidate in the mix is former Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim, who is presently a 16/1 seventh-favourite.
Sky Bet favourites to be the next long-term Tottenham supervisor:
John Heitinga 8/11
Roberto De Zerbi 6/4
Marco Silva 15/2
Mauricio Pochettino 9/1
Robbie Keane 10/1
Xavi Hernandez 12/1
Ruben Amorim 16/1
Oliver Glasner 20/1
Andoni Iraola 20/1
Enzo Maresca 25/1
Kieran McKenna 25/1
Xabi Alonso 33/1
Gareth Southgate 50/1
Ole Gunnar Solksjaer
50/1
Fabien Hurzeler 50/1
Santos Thiago Motta 50/1
Erik ten Hag 50/1
Simone Inzaghi 50/1
Harry Redknapp 50/1
Jurgen Klopp 66/1
Michael Carrick 80/1