Two days ago, Tottenham Hotspur confirmed they have parted ways with Antonio Conte and appointed Cristian Stellini as interim manager.
Spurs are looking for Conte’s successor and Julian Nagelsmann, who was sacked by Bayern Munich last week, is identified as one of the targets.
That’s according to Sky Deutschland journalist Florian Plettenberg, who explains Tottenham have made an approach for the 35-year-old.
“Tottenham are dealing with Julian Nagelsmann. There has been contact, but there are currently no concrete negotiations,” Plettenberg said.
The report also states Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has been an admirer of the German for some time.
Reports in the UK have discussed Spurs looking at Nagelsmann. These claims are relayed by Bild, who then provide their own take on this case. It’s claimed a ‘decision was made’ and a quick move to England is ‘not an option’ for the ex-RB Leipzig manager.
Nagelsmann wants to come to terms with his painful exit from Bayern. After experiencing the first sacking of his career, his plan for the near future is to analyse and learn from his spell at the Bavarian club before embarking on a new adventure.
Levy failed to sign the coach on two occasions in the past. The first was in 2019, when he was at RB Leipzig. Spurs were very interested, but he decided to continue at Leipzig. The second was before he joined Bayern in 2021, when he considered Tottenham as an option.
Meanwhile, Nagelsmann’s former youth coach at 1860 Munich, Ernst Tanner, believes a move to England is the logical step for him.
“Real [Madrid] will definitely be an option again, but in terms of language and interests, I see England as the next and logical step. Whether that has to be Tottenham in all haste, I dare to doubt,” he told Sport1.
When asked what he would advise Naglesmann, Tanner explained: “We have known and trusted each other for 20 years. I would advise him to take a break first, to reflect and not jump too quickly into the next shark tank. He also needs the time to regenerate and to prepare well for the next station.”
