Tottenham players do NOT expect Ange Postecoglou to be in charge next season despite Europa League win – with chairman Daniel Levy believed to have already eyed replacements

• Postecoglou delivered Spurs their first trophy in 17 years on Wednesday night
• The Australian has come under fire amid Tottenham’s woeful league campaign 
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By MATT BARLOW

Tottenham’s players do not expect Ange Postecoglou to be in charge next season despite winning the Europa League.

The Spurs boss has one year remaining on his contract, but it will require a change of heart from chairman Daniel Levy, who is thought to have already started exploring alternatives, including Marco Silva of Fulham.

Postecoglou’s place in the club’s folklore is secure after his team to beat Manchester United on Wednesday, clinching their first trophy in 17 years, their first in Europe in 41, a lucrative ticket to next season’s Champions League and a UEFA Super Cup date in August against Inter Milan or Paris Saint-Germain.

There will be a trophy parade down the Tottenham High Road today,(FRI) their first since winning the FA Cup in 1991, before they complete a dismal Premier League campaign on Sunday, against Brighton.

If it does mark the end for Postecoglou, he can at least go with his head high and having extended his incredible record of winning at major trophy in the second season of his managerial jobs.

Victory over United will live long in the memories of Spurs fans and go some way to winning back those who lost faith as the injury-hit team slumped to 21 league defeats.

Tottenham ’s players do not expect Ange Postecoglou to be in charge next season despite winning the Europa League

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is thought to have already started exploring alternatives, including Marco Silva of Fulham

It will also improve his chances of landing another attractive managerial job.

Postecoglou sounded resigned to his fate on the eve of the final and his players struck a similar chord after beating United in Spain.

Most opted to dodge the issue, offering words of support for the Australian while insisting it was a time to celebrate and not worry about the future.

Captain Son Heung-min came closest to saying Postecoglou deserved the right to stay and continue the work he has started.

“He won the trophy,” said Son in Bilbao. “Nobody did it, so… Look, it’s not up to me or the players, but we just have to look at the fact we haven’t won anything in 17 years, and today is the day we have finally won it. It’s the manager who wins the trophy. So we see what’s going to happen.”

Postecoglou said he would like to carry on and finish the job he has started after arriving from Celtic in 2023 but his final words on Wednesday night were, ‘que sera sera’. Whatever will be will be.

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Tottenham players do NOT expect Ange Postecoglou to be in charge next season despite Europa League win – with chairman Daniel Levy believed to have already eyed replacements

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