Fulham coach Scott Parker is “not ready” to work under Daniel Levy at Tottenham Hotspur, former Premier League owner Simon Jordan has told talkSPORT (21 April, 12.50pm).
It seems the list of managers under consideration to replace Jose Mourinho in north London is longer than one of Peter Crouch’s limbs.
Julian Nagelsmann and Brendan Rodgers appear to be the early front runners but, with the former bound for Bayern and the latter committed to life at Leicester, a lengthy queue is forming behind them.
Rui Vitoria, Marcelino Garcia Toral and Maurizio Sarri have all been linked in the past 48 hours while, according to the Daily Mail, Steve Cooper of Swansea City, Brighton’s Graham Potter and former Spurs midfielder Parker could also enter the race.
But while 40-year-old Parker deserves a lot of credit for the way he has turned Fulham into a competitive, free-flowing Premier League outfit – one that outplayed Mourinho’s Tottenham in January – Jordan believes a more experienced option is a must.
“Daniel (Levy) would eat (Parker) alive. He’s not ready for that kind of relationship,” says the former Crystal Palace chairman.
“He’d be lucky to get the Tottenham job.”
Speaking yesterday, Jordan made it clear he feels Nuno Espirito Santo is the right man for the job.
But why would the Wolverhampton Wanderers boss walk away from one of the most ambitious clubs in England for a Tottenham side sliding rapidly in the wrong direction.
“What are you going to do for me that I can’t get at Wolves?” Jordan says, wondering what Nuno might say if Levy came calling.
“If you give me £100 million to spend, I might come.”
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