Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with a host of managers in recent weeks.
And now Antonio Conte has vacated the Spurs hotseat, speculation has intensified massively.
Several plausible-looking names have been doing the rounds, such as Mauricio Pochettino and Julian Nagelsmann.
There have also been some more leftfield options, with a surprising one emerging from Italy in recent days.
According to Sky Sports Italia, Zinedine Zidane is on the radar of the Tottenham board.
The 50-year-old has been out of work since leaving Real Madrid for the second time at the end of the 2020-21 season.
During his first spell at the Bernabeu, Zidane won three Champions League trophies in a row.
He was also linked with the France role before Didier Deschamps penned an extension with the 2018 champions.
‘Glamour manager with silverware galore’
Alasdair Gold held a Q&A on football.london this week, and manager speculation was very much the topic of the day.
One fan asked the journalist whether he felt Zidane was a legitimate fit for Spurs.
Gold believes that the 50-year-old would be a gamble in the Premier League, as he has only ever managed in Spain.
He also suggested Zidane is too similar to Conte and Jose Mourinho in that they’re all “glamour” managers.
“It seems mad to say for a manager who has won so much as a manager, not least as a player,” began Gold.
“But I think he would be a gamble in the Premier League.
“He would definitely for me fit the previous examples of a glamour manager with silverware galore who would be coming to a very, very different club in Tottenham.
“A great manager but a strange fit.
“The only place Zidane has managed at is Real Madrid, with the B team and then the first team.
“He’s had no real experience anywhere else and nothing seems to have taken his interest.
“There are suggestions that he’s waiting for the France job and that would make sense in his career after winning everything with Madrid.”
Unlikely option
Out of all the names doing the rounds, Zidane looks like the least likely to join Tottenham.
The Frenchman has been quite selective with his managerial choices so far during his career.
With that in mind, you’d wonder whether he would fancy taking on the big rebuilding job at Spurs.
Likewise, Tottenham may want someone who’s a bit more of a project manager as opposed to a serial winner.
Spurs have tried two of those and things didn’t work out.
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