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Sky Bet Reveals Leading Contenders To Replace Thomas Frank At Spurs

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It's main - Tottenham Hotspur have sacked Thomas Frank just eight months after selecting him.


Frank, who replaced Ange Postecoglou in June, had come under increasing pressure following a bad run of kind that has seen Spurs slide to 16th in the table.


And it appears Tottenham's 2-1 loss in the house against Newcastle on Tuesday was the straw that broke the camel's back - as the Dane was dismissed less than 24 hr later.


Following Frank's sacking - attention instantly has turned to who will be his replacement at Tottenham.


Next Tottenham supervisor chances: Sky Bet reveals leading competitors to replace Thomas Frank


At the time of composing, Tottenham's assistant coach John Heitinga is the best-backed with Sky Bet at 8/11.


He has actually leapfrogged Roberto De Zerbi given that the market opened - with the Italian widening somewhat from 8/11 to a 6/4 second-favourite in the market.


Similarly to Frank, De Zerbi is likewise out of a job today after he left Marseille in the wake of his side's 5-0 thumping at the hands of Ligue 1 competitors Paris Saint-Germain Sunday.


Although his time at Marseille has ended on a sour note, De Zerbi has already proven himself in the League, taking pleasure in an effective spell at Brighton that consisted of a sixth-place surface - the greatest in the club's history.


Meanwhile, for those after rather of an outsider, Marco Silva, Mauricio Pochettino and Robbie Keane round out the 5 favourites at 15/2, 9/1 and 10/1 respectively.


Another prospect in the mix is previous Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim, who is presently a 16/1 seventh-favourite.


Sky Bet favourites to be the next irreversible Tottenham manager:


John Heitinga 8/11


Roberto De Zerbi 6/4


Marco Silva 15/2


Mauricio Pochettino 9/1


Robbie Keane 10/1


Xavi Hernandez 12/1


Ruben Amorim 16/1


Oliver Glasner 20/1


Andoni Iraola 20/1


Enzo Maresca 25/1


Kieran McKenna 25/1


Xabi Alonso 33/1


Gareth Southgate 50/1


Ole Gunnar Solksjaer


50/1


Fabien Hurzeler 50/1


Santos Thiago Motta 50/1


Erik ten Hag 50/1


Simone Inzaghi 50/1


Harry Redknapp 50/1


Jurgen Klopp 66/1


Michael Carrick 80/1