Just when it seemed Tottenham had exhausted all manner of disappointments for one season, Daniel Levy has discovered top managerial targets can prove as maddeningly elusive as major trophies.
Erik ten Hag is the latest to reject the advances of Spurs, speaking to them via Zoom earlier this week before opting to stay at Ajax, who activated a clause yesterday to extend his contract until 2023.
It is the latest blow for chairman Levy and Steve Hitchen, the club’s technical performance director who has been leading the search for a successor to Jose Mourinho, sacked 12 days ago.