Tottenham and Roberto De Zerbi have reportedly reached an agreement in principle for the Italian to become the club's new manager with immediate effect.
Spurs have turned to the 46-year-old former Brighton boss to save them from a potentially disastrous relegation to the Championship. The north London outfit sit 17th in the table, just one point ahead of West Ham with seven games to go.
Following the sacking of Thomas Frank in February after just eight months in charge, former Juventus boss Igor Tudor was appointed on a short-term deal until the end of the season with the goal of steering Spurs away from the drop zone.
Roberto De Zerbi
Roberto De Zerbi has been tasked with keeping Tottenham in the Premier League (Image: PA)
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However, his time in charge could not have gone any worse with Tottenham dragged further into the scrap for survival after winning just one of his seven matches in charge - a second leg Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid, but they still exited the competition on aggregate.
Now, the Italian has been tasked with keeping Tottenham afloat. De Zerbi's appointment has not yet been confirmed but reports state its only a matter of time until an official announcement is made.
It was reported that De Zerbi was initially only interested in taking charge of Spurs at the end of the season when their league situation was clear. Yet he has been convinced to take the job immediately.
De Zerbi left Ligue 1 giants Marseille after they were knocked out of the Champions League in the league phase before being hammered 5-0 by PSG.
The Italian's spell at Brighton also ended sourly after falling out with the board over recruitment strategy in May 2024.
Tottenham are not back in action until April 12 when they travel to Sunderland. De Zerbi's first home game at the helm will be against his former club Brighton the following weekend.
They then face bottom-placed Wolves away, a tricky test at home against Aston Villa who are chasing Champions League qualification, a trip to fellow relegation battlers Leeds, and then finally a tough London derby versus top four hopefuls Chelsea.