‘Keep an eye’: Journalist says ‘tactical genius’ is now ‘extremely keen’ on Tottenham job

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Journalist Ben Jacobs has said that Brendan Rodgers is open to becoming the next Tottenham Hotspur manager.

A claim was made at the start of May that Spurs had held ‘internal discussions’ over appointing the former Leicester City boss.

As it was relayed on Saturday that Tottenham Hotspur had decided not to bring in Julian Nagelsmann as their manager, Brendan Rodgers eyes the vacancy.

Brendan Rodgers enticed by Tottenham manager job

It was claimed in April, however that Daniel Levy would not be up for bringing in the Northern Irishman at all, as he chose to join Liverpool when the Tottenham job was offered to him back in 2012.

Branded as a ‘tactical genius’ by GOAL, the 50-year-old is once again out-of-work, as Leicester decided to let go of him to appoint Dean Smith due to fears of getting relegated.

CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs has claimed that Brendan Rodgers would be immensely interested in becoming the next Tottenham manager, as the opportunity presents itself yet again.

“I would also still keep an eye on Brendan Rodgers, who might not be a popular choice given where he left Leicester, but he’s another manager who is the right kind of fit. Rodgers is extremely keen on the role but it’s up to Spurs now”, Jacobs told Caught Offside.

“His time at Liverpool means he’s well used to challenging for the Champions League, and he was only just denied top four finishes in back-to-back seasons on the final day with Leicester, actually losing crucial games to Spurs on the penultimate and final weekend of each campaign.”

HITC View: Brendan Rodgers would be a solid, if not spectacular option

Considering Tottenham could have appointed a manager of the ilk of Julian Nagelsmann, Brendan Rodgers does seem like a downgrade.

Also considering Luis Enrique is on the market, Spurs could perhaps aim higher.

However, Rodgers has built medium-term projects in the past, thrived under measly budgets, improved players significantly and shown a willingness to be tactically flexible.

The job that the ex-Swansea tactician especially did at Leicester, leading them to FA Cup glory and on the brink of Champions League football twice was remarkable and under better circumstances, he could prove to a rather solid appointment, albeit not being a blockbuster one.