Tottenham Hotspur remain in search of a new manager after parting company with Antonio Conte in March.
Plenty of coaches have been linked with the Spurs reins, including Julian Nagelsmann and Mauricio Pochettino.
Oliver Glasner is another name that has been doing the rounds regarding the Tottenham vacancy.
Last week, GiveMeSport’s Dean Jones said the Eintracht Frankfurt boss was “of particular interest” to Spurs.
The 48-year-old is open to a switch from his current role to the Tottenham hotseat, added the transfer insider.
Apparently, Glasner “has the ability to exit his current contract at Eintracht Frankfurt.”
Now, The Daily Express’ Ryan Taylor has corroborated Jones’ claim about Glasner to Spurs.
The journalist told GiveMeSport that Tottenham insiders seem to admire the Austrian coach.
Taylor also name-dropped other managers, such as Thomas Frank, Roberto De Zerbi and Ange Postecoglou.
“There are other options out there as well,” he said.
“Like Thomas Frank, who has done a great job.
“But whether he’d be the right man to lead Tottenham, De Zerbi is another one.
“You’ve got Oliver Glasner at Frankfurt, who seems to be admired by the club.
“Even Ange Postecoglou as well at Celtic. I think he deserves a crack at a job in the Premier League.
“But yeah, there are some interesting names out there.
“So it’s certainly something for Tottenham to get stuck into because there are so many candidates.”
Our view
Glasner certainly seems like a good shout for Tottenham in terms of quality, suitability and availability.
Deemed ‘one of the best coaches in the Bundesliga’ by Premier Season, he has plenty of experience and has taken his club to great heights.
In his first season at Frankfurt, he led them to the Europa League trophy.
The Austrian currently prefers a 3-4-2-1 formation, similar to what Conte uses now.
This would mean a transition from Conte to Glasner should be fairly seamless, in theory.
At Wolfsburg, Glasner played 4-2-3-1, which has been compared to Mauricio Pochettino’s style in 2018-19.
Former colleague Thomas Gebauer told News in Germany: “He has a clear idea of how he wants to play football.
“He doesn’t just run a training session, he demands in every session that every player gets better.
“And he’s very good at coaching in matches, he has the gift of everything to recognize. He strives for perfection.”
Glasner looks ready to take the next step in his career and Tottenham would certainly be a good place to do so.
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