Postecoglou points to four players who got away from Spurs
Former Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has claimed the club are failing to challenge near the top of the Premier League due to their wage structure.
Speaking in the wake of the sacking of his successor Thomas Frank, he told The Overlap podcast the club missed out on four key targets Pedro Neto, Bryan Mbeumo, Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi that he hoped would drive them forward following a fifth-placed finish in 2023-24.
All four players have since been sold by their respective clubs while Spurs have been forced to shop elsewhere.
At the end of my first year when we finished fifth, for me, OK how do you go from fifth to really challenging? said Postecoglou.
Well we had to sign Premier League-ready players. But finishing fifth that year didnt get us Champions League, we didnt have the money. So we ended up signing Dom Solanke, who I was really keen on him, I really like him, and three teenagers.
I was looking at Pedro Neto and Mbeumo and Semenyo at the time, Marc Guehi, because I said if were going to go from fifth to there, thats what the other big clubs would do in that moment.
And those three teenagers are outstanding young players. And I think theyll be great players for Tottenham, but theyre not going to get you from fifth to fourth and third.
Championship Catch-up: Boro buoyant & concerns for Coventry
Simeon Gholam is joined by Curtis Davies and Andy Hinchcliffe to take a look at all the latest action from the Championship.
The panel assess Middlesbrough's march to the top, Coventry's concerning dip, Millwall's march, the race for sixth place and potential changes to the play-off format.
Then attention turns to Watford's appointment of Ed Still, and the struggles of Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City and West Brom.
Dawson: Forest must look for a 'quick fix' after Dyche sacking
Nottingham Forest must look for a "quick fix" after sacking Sean Dyche and focus on staying in the Premier League, former defender Michael Dawson has told Your Site FC.
Forest are searching for their fourth permanent boss of the season and want to move quickly to make an appointment before their Europa League knockout play-off first leg at Fenerbache next Thursday.
Former Wolves boss Vitor Pereira is set to for talks with Forest about taking over with the club three points above the relegation zone and facing a tough run of games in the league.
But Dawson believes his former side should have stuck with Dyche to give them the best chance of staying up.
"It has got to be a quick fix for me now," Dawson said on Your Site FC. "They haven't got time to look past the Premier League.
"[Sean Dyche] was that for me. Do I believe he would have kept them up? One hundred per cent."
He added: "I have got no idea who is going to come in.
"Vitor Pereira went to Wolves when they were in that position last year and kept them up. Players left and you see where they are now.
"Sean Dyche for me was the man that gave Nottingham Forest every chance of staying in the Premier League."
Jimenez's Bournemouth loan made permanent
Alex Jimenez's loan move from AC Milan to Bournemouth has been made permanent, the south coast club has confirmed.
The 20-year-old, who joined the Cherries at the start of the season, has now featured in more than half of the clubs competitive fixtures, activating the transfer clause to keep him at the Vitality until 2031.
Tuchel signs new deal to lead England until 2028
Thomas Tuchel has signed a contract extension to keep him as England head coach through to the end of Euro 2028.
Tuchel, whose current deal only runs until the end of the World Cup, has agreed a new deal to lead to lead England through to Euro 2028 in the UK and Ireland.
Tuchel set to sign new deal until 2028
England head coach Thomas Tuchel is going to sign a new contract which will keep him in the role until 2028.
The FA is expected to release a statement later on Thursday.
'Forest want to hold talks with Pereira'
Your Site News reporter Anton Toloui:
Nottingham Forest want to hold talks with former Wolves boss Vitor Pereira.
Pereira is well known to Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis, he is a former Olympiacos coach having led them to the league and cup double just over ten years ago.
And he has Premier League experience having led Wolves on that wonderous run this time last year to keep them in the Premier League.
It will probably be another short-term fix for a club looking for long-term success.
Tuchel set to stay as England manager until 2028
Thomas Tuchel is expected to sign a new contract to stay as the England head coach until 2028, which could be confirmed before Thursday's draw for the 2026-27 Nations League, reports The Times.
The new deal would mean that the 52-year-old remains in charge until the end of that tournament, which will be hosted by England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, with the semi-finals and final at Wembley Stadium.
Papers: Pereira lined up to replace Dyche at Forest
Right, let's kick things off this morning with a quick roundup of some of the biggest stories making today's back pages, with Nottingham Forest having reportedly identified Vitor Pereira as a strong candidate to replace Sean Dyche and become their fourth manager of the season.
De Zerbi ready to pick Spurs over Man Utd
Roberto De Zerbi wants to replace the recently sacked Thomas Frank as Tottenham head coach, according to reports in the I.
The Italian, who was also recently sacked as Marseille manager, is understood to be one of five early candidates to take over from the Dane at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, favouring a move to north London over Man Utd.
