Tottenham line up Roberto Martinez talks following Redknapp sacking
The Wigan manager is the leading candidate to be the new Spurs boss
but the club are set to interview more than one candidate, with Moyes,
Villas-Boas and Benitez in the running
Spurs sources have told Goal.com that the
club are considering a number of candidates and are expected to
interview more than one of the contenders - with Martinez top of their
list.
The Wigan Athletic manager has his admirers in the White
Hart Lane boardroom and is set to be formally approached after being
made aware through third parties of interest from Spurs.
However, Tottenham are not expected to rush into making a quick appointment.
David
Moyes is the favourite with most bookmakers but there is doubt among
some senior Spurs figures about his suitability for the post, despite
his decade of overachievement with Everton.
Rafael Benitez and
Andre Villas-Boas will also be considered by the Spurs board, who are
putting great store in the value of Premier League experience after
having their fingers burned by the appointments of Juande Ramos and
Jacques Santini.
Redknapp's dismissal was announced by Tottenham
at 3.37am on Thursday following a night of legal talks to determine the
compensation package payable by the club. It followed the irreconcilable
breakdown of his relationship with chairman Daniel Levy.
Spurs
now want a modern, dynamic manager who can make full use of the club’s
magnificent new £40million training ground and develop a squad who have
finished fourth in the league in two of the last three seasons.
When
Redknapp was the leading candidate for the England job a few months
ago, Spurs made progress in sounding out a number of potential
replacements. Brendan Rodgers, who was appointed Liverpool manager last
month, was the preferred choice.
Martinez, who, like Rodgers, is
39, held talks with Liverpool but made it clear that he was unwilling to
work under the three-man team of executives planned by owners Fenway
Sports Group.
Source : Goal.com
