Spurs Eye Dyche Swoop as Tudor Exit Looms on Mutual Terms

Tottenham's managerial merry-go-round is spinning again. Igor Tudor appears destined for the exit during the international break, with both club and coach having concluded their arrangement simply isn't working.

The numbers tell a damning story. Tudor has overseen just seven matches at the helm, winning merely one. That disastrous 3-0 thrashing at Nottingham Forest last weekend—against bitter rivals, no less—proved the final straw for a side now clinging to respectability just a point above the drop zone. When you're that close to the trapdoor, keeping faith with a manager who's losing five of every seven games becomes a luxury you cannot afford.

A mutual consent departure appears the most likely outcome, allowing both parties to part on slightly less acrimonious terms than a straight sacking would entail. The process is already accelerating, with Spurs drawing up their shortlist of successors.

Robert De Zerbi tops that list. The former Marseille and Brighton boss is currently without a club following his departure from the French side earlier this year. Problem is, he's made it abundantly clear he won't be jumping back into the dugout until summer. That's hardly ideal when you're drowning in the Premier League.

Enter Sean Dyche as Plan B. The ex-Premier League manager could receive an emergency call from the north London outfit—provided, of course, that De Zerbi maintains his stance on the sidelines. There's a catch, mind you: Dyche apparently isn't keen on a purely temporary gig, preferring something more permanent if he's to take the job.

Adi Hutter and Chris Hughton have also been mentioned in dispatches as possible candidates.

Then there's the romantic option. Stuart Pearce has floated the idea of Harry Redknapp stepping into the breach. The former Spurs boss knows the place inside out, and Pearce reckons his personality and charisma could provide the lift a dressing room desperately needs during such turbulent times.

"I think it will be an interim situation," Pearce explained. "If I was Spurs, I wouldn't be looking to put anyone in full time. The way they're looking right now, it will be panic stations. There's no doubt a lot of money gets lost if you drop out this division and a lot of rebuilding would need doing. They need to bring someone through the door on a short-term basis.

"As bizarre as it sounds, someone like Harry Redknapp who knows the club would give the fans a lift. He's got the charisma and the personality to lift that dressing room over a short period of time."

The clock is ticking. Spurs need answers fast.