The longer I stare at the coaching conundrum at Tottenham the more obvious it appears that Daniel Levy is running out of wallpaper and paste.
Appointing José Mourinho was undeniably a statement. If you want to be able to tell the time, you buy a Timex, if you want to celebrate what you’ve achieved in life, then you might treat yourself to a Rolex. Having The Special One as one’s manager announces to the world that you’re a big-time operation.
Alas, for Spurs the entire deal has been undermined by the qualities of the squad and the clubs’ intransigence in respect of improving the situation.
In Germany, the machinations to install Julian Nagelsmann as the national coach are underway, and it would take a special kind of cognitive dissonance to not factor in Mourinho’s troubles when deciding which offer Nagelsmann might opt for.
It will cost £30million to remove the Portuguese, and who knows how much to prize young Julian out of Red Bull Leipzig. My money is on Scott Parker which is currently as long as 18/1.