JULIAN NAGELSMANN has reportedly held discussions with Tottenham over their vacant managerial position.
Nagelsmann was sacked by Bayern Munich during the most recent international break.
This conveniently coincided with the sacking of Antonio Conte at Spurs.
But with reports suggesting Bayern would demand a fee for him to go to another club before the end of the season due to a clause in his contract, he has not moved elsewhere yet.
Nagelsmann had been linked with the Chelsea job before Frank Lampard took over as interim boss, while Tottenham initially appointed Cristian Stellini before Ryan Mason assumed the role.
Now according to Sky in Germany, Tottenham have held discussions with the German in the last few days over their vacant head coach position.
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The report states Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is “pushing more” to bring Nagelsmann to north London.
The 35-year-old is said to be interested in the job, though no agreements or commitments are in place yet.
This is because Nagelsmann wants to know how much power he would be afforded on transfers if he were to take the role.
Spurs appear to have a clear shot at landing Nagelsmann, with Chelsea no longer considering him for the role.
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Instead, Chelsea appear set to appoint Spurs fan-favourite Mauricio Pochettino.
Nagelsmann has also been encouraged to take the “exciting” Spurs job by former Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick, who is also a former mentor of Nagelsmann.
He told Sky Germany: “I think Tottenham is an exciting club in many ways.
“They probably have one of the most modern, beautiful stadiums in the world at the moment.
“They have one of the best training centres, that is there at the moment and Daniel Levy, who has been leading the club for many, many years.
“Although he is not a big spender, he knows the football business and would not put himself in the centre of the cameras.
“If Tottenham really want him, then I think it would be important if a sporting director was still there to support him.
“It can be a very, very exciting story. There is room for improvement, a lot of room for improvement and yet this is not a club where the house expects you to be in the top one or two right away.”
But Nagelsmann is not the only boss being considered for the Spurs gig.
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The likes of Vincent Kompany, Xabi Alonso and Michael Carrick have all been linked as well.
Tottenham are also looking for a new director of football after Fabio Paratici stepped down from the role last month following his involvement in the alleged financial irregularities scandal at Juventus.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
