The Daniel Levy call to Ange Postecoglou that could cause a big problem inside Tottenham

Question marks surrounding Ange Postecoglou’s future as Tottenham boss look set to continue for the time being amid so much uncertainty right now. football.london understands that a decision over the Australian’s future at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is unlikely to take place this week.

The 59-year-old is now taking a well-earned holiday with his family after guiding Tottenham to Europa League glory six days ago. Despite Postecoglou bringing Tottenham’s 17-year wait for a trophy to an end, there is a chance he may find himself out of a job due to the club’s Premier League woes.

Spurs finished the 2024/25 campaign in a hugely disappointing 17th place as they struggled to balance domestic and European football. However, Postecoglou did achieve his goal of delivering Tottenham Champions League football and a trophy even if their league campaign was one to forget.

The decision now rests with Daniel Levy and it will be fascinating to see how it plays out, especially with Postecoglou receiving plenty of support from Tottenham fans in Bilbao, at the victorious trophy parade and also at the final game of the season against Brighton & Hove Albion. football.london understands that there remains a chance Postecoglou could stay in place as head coach after ending Spurs’ long trophy drought.

When it comes to the Tottenham hotseat and the future of Postecoglou, there are not many standout names in regards to a potential successor to the Australian. Premier League managers Thomas Frank, Andoni Iraola and Marco Silva have been linked with the job and the same goes for former Ajax boss Francesco Farioli.

What cannot be ignored by Levy is how the current squad feel about Postecoglou. The former Celtic head coach quite clearly loves his group of players and the feeling is indeed mutual.

That has been evident in Tottenham’s celebrations since lifting the Europa League trophy. One of the most notable examples involved vice-captain Cristian Romero at the victory parade.

Following Postecoglou’s incredible mic-drop moment where he stated that “season three is better than season two” when addressing the huge crowd in N17 on Friday evening, the head coach and his player immediately shared a long embrace after he walked away from the front of the stage. It was incredibly telling and it only highlighted the strong bond he has with Romero and the rest of the team.

Due to that bond Postecoglou shares with the squad, there could possibly be a scenario where the Australian goes and the decision backfires spectacularly as his replacement has already lost before he has even stepped in through the door. It cannot be underestimated what parting with Postecoglou could do to the Tottenham dressing room and that in turn could lead to a new manager coming in and struggling to get players on his side, thus possibly leading to a slow start to the 2025/26 campaign.

After the high of winning the Europa League, Tottenham cannot afford to have a demoralised changing room who are left questioning why the manager they want to play for has gone despite winning a European title. That could potentially be a major step backwards at a time when the club need to be moving forward together.

It is something Levy needs to consider when it comes to deciding whether he sticks with Postecoglou or looks elsewhere for a new head coach. Speaking on Tuesday at his annual Maddison Invitational charity golf tournament, James Maddison delivered a clear verdict on Postecoglou’s future.

“Yeah, he’s been brilliant, man, like, even at the start of the season, saying: ‘I don’t usually win things, I always win things’. It’s one of them. We knew that would create a big uproar in the media with you like never shutting up about it, but never once did I stop believing that he meant that,” he told Sky Sports. “The season three line was iconic as well and he’s got them in the locker, the motivational mic drop moments.”

He added: “Managers and clubs, you don’t need a bigger example than Tottenham, can go long periods without winning trophies, 17 years, but he’s a man who’s always had success and he’s a man who I think his biggest strength is his self-belief in what he does, and that feeds off into us and that’s been installed into us in Europe this year.

“All the away games and even the ones early in the group stages and the round of 16 we had a really bad performance away at AZ Alkmaar and he went heavy on us because you just know he’s a winner and then we turned it around second leg and we’re in the quarters, and every step we got closer and closer and we believed more and more, and now we’re winners and no one can ever take that away from us.”

All connected with Tottenham need clarity sooner rather than later when it comes to the future of Postecoglou and only one man can give them that. Over to you, Daniel.