River Plate manager Marcelo Gallardo was reportedly on Tottenham Hotspur’s radar this summer following the departure of Jose Mourinho, according to Italian football journalist Fabrizio Romano.
Tottenham’s prolonged search for a successor to the Portuguese saw them heavily linked with a whole host of managerial targets including Roberto Martinez, Erik ten Hag, Mauricio Pochettino, Antonio Conte, Paulo Foneseca, and Gennaro Gattuso before the club finally decided to appoint Nuno Espirito Santo (BBC).
Romano revealed that Spurs club officials had opened the lines of communication with those close to the 45-year-old, only to be told that he wanted to remain at River Plate for the time being.
The Argentine has previous experience of European football, having turned out for both Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain during his playing career.
Speaking on Twitch during a Q&A session, Romano said: “Marcelo Gallardo was on Tottenham’s list. They were talking with people close to the Argentinian manager, but he wanted to stay at River Plate, it was not the right moment.”
SpursWeb Opinion
A highly-rated, young, Argentinian coach certainly resonates with many Tottenham fans following the impact which Mauricio Pochettino made in North London during his five-and-a-half years in charge.
Gallardo is hot property and it will be likely that he will be given a top job in European football before the end of the current campaign.
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