Tottenham chief is set to follow Ange Postecoglou out of the door as Daniel Levy wields the axe despite club ending 17-year trophy drought

By ADAM POGRUND

Tottenham’s chief football officer is set to follow Ange Postecoglou out of the door after the Australian was sacked by the club.

Postecoglou was fired on Friday despite leading Spurs to their first trophy in 17 years with Europa League glory last month.

The Australian boss has been relieved of his duties by chairman Daniel Levy and the board exactly two years to the day he was hired.

Despite ending Tottenham’s long trophy drought and lifting their first European trophy since 1984, Postecoglou endured a miserable domestic campaign.

The north Londoners qualified for the Champions League through European success but finished in 17th, their lowest Premier League finish in history, and picked up just 38 points.

Spurs announced his departure on Friday, just 16 days after he oversaw their victory over Manchester United in the Europa League final. 

Ange Postecoglou was sacked by Tottenham just 16 days after winning the Europa League

Munn was appointed Spurs’ chief football officer in 2023 and will leave alongside Postecoglou

Spurs ended their 17-year trophy drought by winning the Europa League in Bilbao last month

And the 59-year-old is not the only Australian to be leaving Spurs after two seasons.

Scott Munn, the chief football officer, is also set to be sacked.

Munn arrived from the City Football Group’s Chinese branch in 2023, the same year as Postecoglou. 

He was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of City Football Group in China back in 2019 and had previously worked for nine years with A-League side Melbourne City FC as their Chief Executive Officer.

The Australian also had extensive experience working outside of football, starting his career within the Sydney Organising Committee for the 2000 Olympic Games, before moving to work with the National Rugby League and the Australian Football League.

The 51-year-old has been a background figure, charged with shaking up and streamlining various departments, which has included several people losing jobs and seldom made him very popular. 

He led the review that ended with the exit of long-serving head of medicine Geoff Scott last year, but Tottenham’s injuries only worsened this year.  

Postecoglou had been forced to make do without many of his first team regulars after an unprecedented injury crisis which has particularly hit his defensive line.

Chairman Daniel Levy decided that Postecoglou should go despite ending their trophy drought

Munn led the review that ended with the exit of long-serving head of medicine Geoff Scott 

Postecoglou hinted he would remain at Spurs next season at their victory parade but was cut

First choice centre backs Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven were sidelined for significant spells of the season, as were Dejan Kulusevski, Destiny Udogie, Dominic Solanke and James Maddison.

In April, Levy launched his latest reshuffle of Tottenham’s executive tier with Vinai Venkatesham announced as the new chief executive, set to start in the summer.

Tottenham will now need to search for a replacement for Munn as well as a new manager.

Thomas Frank is the leading candidate to replace Postecoglou. 

Other alternatives have been sounded out by Tottenham, including Fulham boss Marco Silva, but Frank is emerging as perhaps the strongest contender. 

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Tottenham chief is set to follow Ange Postecoglou out of the door as Daniel Levy wields the axe despite club ending 17-year trophy drought

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