Tottenham sit just six points above the relegation zone and face a genuine threat of dropping into the Championship ahead of Tuesday night's Premier League clash at home to Newcastle United
15:07, 10 Feb 2026
Thomas Frank's Tottenham sit six points above the relegation zone
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Thomas Frank's Tottenham sit six points above the relegation zone(Image: Getty Images)
Tottenham's players are not thought to have relegation salary reduction clauses in their contracts. Thomas Frank's side have been plunged into somewhat of a fight to remain in the Premier League this season.
A run of no win in six league matches has seen Spurs fall to 15th in the table and just SIX points above 18th-place West Ham, who sit in the final relegation spot.
With Wolves and Burnley cut adrift inside the bottom three, it appears that a number of teams - including Tottenham - are battling to avoid one position.
Frank did not want to mention relegation in his press conference on Monday, but the threat of dropping into the Championship is something that Spurs may have to realise if they lose to Newcastle United on Tuesday.
And, should Tottenham be relegated to the second tier, there has been talk that the players could face a salary reduction.
But, according to The Telegraph, ex-staff members who worked under Daniel Levy's era as chairman have said that salary reduction clauses were NOT inserted into contracts during their time at Spurs.
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It's added that sources who remain in contact with the club since Levy's exit believe that is still the case, although the wage bill would drop with relegation and without European football as no bonuses would be applicable.
Tottenham's relegation rivals West Ham, meanwhile, have 50 per cent reductions in player contracts if relegated. Leicester City - who were relegated from the Premier League in 2023 and 2025 - inserted the same clause.
So, if Spurs do get relegated, having a number of players earning more than £100,000 would be a major concern. It would give them a huge financial problem and put a risk to their Profit and Sustainability (PSR) position.
There has been some near concerns that Spurs could face relegation from the Premier League in the past. Last season, Tottenham finished 17th and endured a miserable top flight campaign under Ange Postecoglou.
Thomas Frank has been talking ahead of Tottenham's Premier League match against Newcastle United
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Tottenham manager Thomas Frank
But it was in 1994 when Spurs won away at Oldham Athletic on the penultimate game of the season to clinch survival and avoid relegation from the top flight for the fifth time in the club's 164-year history.
During a half an hour press conference going into Tuesday's game against Newcastle, Frank was asked about relegation NINE times. Despite this, he only used the 'relegation' word once himself.
"Every club should do whatever they can to perform every single game and do everything they can to end as high as possible," Frank said on Monday. "I think if we were a little bit higher then you'd say, 'Is top four the end?' Now it's not as high, then, 'Is relegation the end?' For me, no matter what, I will only focus on the next game.
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"At one stage we are hopefully in a better and higher position, and you will ask me about a position higher up in the league, and I’ll say I’ll focus on the next game. That will be my answer."
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