Alasdair Gold has suggested on Youtube that all hope is not lost, as Tottenham Hotspur potentially chase Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers.
Rodgers has publicly intimated that the move to Tottenham doesn’t appeal and he wants to stay at Leicester.
But with Spurs saving considerable funds after Mourinho’s move to Roma, Daniel Levy may just have more money to spend on a new boss.
And Gold doesn’t think that the Rodgers should be totally discounted just yet.
“Brendan Rodgers fits that mould [of what Tottenham are looking for],” Gold said.
“There’s a part of me that thinks Rodgers would like the Tottenham job, but there’s another part of me who thinks he would have to sit down and tell himself that it’s likely Leicester are going to be in the Champions League, they won the Premier League a few years ago, what are you doing Brendan?
“He’d be really expensive as he has four years left on his big six year deal.
“It’s whether Spurs felt it was just ‘we’ve saved that money with Mourinho moving to Roma, let’s try and offer a load for a man who can get us really pushing on again’.
“Leicester wouldn’t let him go without a fight though and why would you give up Champions League football?
“That’s a big call, especially after recent comments. A lot would have to happen in the coming weeks for that situation to turn around.
“But I wouldn’t write Rodgers off entirely, it would just be a tough deal to do.”
If Rodgers was to join Tottenham now he would likely hurt Leicester fans.
He does look one of the more appealing names potentially available to Spurs though.
Rodgers is arguably the finest British manager around, and his attacking style would surely appeal to Spurs.
Tottenham’s hopes of landing Rodgers would surely be boosted if they could take their top four spot.
At the moment Leicester are comfortably clear of Spurs, but it is not totally impossible that Ryan Mason’s side could catch the Foxes if they were to win every game from here on in, and that would likely increase Tottenham’s appeal.
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