Tottenham Hotspur were allegedly snubbed by Jesse Marsch over the summer – and he now looks to be on the brink at RB Leipzig.
Tottenham approached Marsch but he said no
When Tottenham sacked Jose Mourinho, Daniel Levy wanted an attack-minded coach. Just how they ended up with Nuno Espirito Santo, nobody is quite sure.
Still, Tottenham reportedly did target a young up-and-coming coach in Marsch.
Kicker reported back in April that Tottenham made a move for Marsch but he rejected Spurs to become RB Leipzig boss.
Marsch won two league titles and two domestic cups in Austria with Red Bull Salzburg.
Heading to a big club like Tottenham could have been a huge step – and his time in Germany isn’t going well…
Marsch could be set for Leipzig chopping block
RB Leipzig lost 2-1 to Union Berlin on Friday night. That’s now three league defeats in a row for Marsch and co.
Before that, they had actually gone seven Bundesliga games without defeat.
Yet with the Champions League group stage campaign in tatters and Leipzig sitting in the bottom half of the Bundesliga, Marsch could go.
Managing director Oliver Mintzlaff called Friday’s defeat to Union ‘catastrophic’.
Sky Germany now claim that the decision has been made and Marsch will be sacked.
Tottenham may have felt they missed out on a talented coach at the time, but Marsch hasn’t quite got it right at Leipzig.
Maybe Marsch ends up in the Premier League one day, but Tottenham will be delighted they now have Antonio Conte.
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