Report: Spurs eyeing manager who has impressed both Guardiola and Conte

Wed 3 May 2023 19:45, UK

Tottenham Hotspur have rekindled their interest in Diego Fonseca, acc♔ording to a report from France.

Spurs are still on the lookout for a new manager after parting com💖pany with Antonio Conte in Marcꦦh.

Plenty of names ha🥃ve been doing the rounds with regards to the Tottenham hotseat.

Now, – via – has suggested that Spurs ar𒊎e looking at a manager they came close to appointing in 2021.

Tottenham appeared set to appoint the Portuguese coach after verbal🎉ly agreeing to a♏ two-year contract.

Spurs went for Nuno Espirito Santo in the end, with F⛄abio Paratici seemingly pulling the plug on appointing Fonseca.

In September 2021, the former Roma 𓃲manager🐻 told : “The agreement was done.

“We were planning the pr⛦e-season and Tottenham wanted an offensive coach.

“It wasn’t a𝐆nnounced but we planned pre-season players.

🌱“Things changed when the💯 new managing director arrived.

“We didn’t a🧸gree with some ideas and he 💞preferred another coach.”

Fonseca is now excelling at Lil♈le, who are in pursuit of a top-four finish and a place in the Champions League.

But! Football Club claims that Spurs, Crystal Palace꧂ and West Ham are ‘more or less following’ the 50-year-old.

Daniel Levy, now fre⛄e of Paratici at Tottenham, may well look to get another deal over the line.

Fonseca reportedly wants to see the season out at Lille, after⛦♑ which he may well consider his options.

The Ligue 1 club will appare⭕ntly find it ‘very difficult’ to keep hold of Fonseca, with clubs now circling.

Our view

When it comes to ‘whღ෴at-ifs’ at Tottenham, many wonder how Spurs would’ve fared had Mauricio Pochettino stayed.

However, you can’t help but wonder what would’ve happ💟ened had Fonseca taken the job.

Instead, Spurs got Nuno Espirito Santo.

Not that he was a bad manager🧸, but things didn’t work out between him and Spurs.

As for Fonseca, he is a great manager who both Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte have previously praised.

H💧e has also spoken of ♛his love for the Premier League and his desire to manage on these shores.

However, it remains ﷺto be seen whether Fonseca would consider Spurs again. Once bitten, twice shy and all t🃏hat.