Tottenham have appointed former Wolverhampton manager Nuno Espirito Santo as their new coach on a two-year contract.
Nuno left Wolverhampton in May after four impressive seasons, during which he moved the tournament club to the Europa League quarter-finals.
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Tottenham fired José Mourinho in April and replaced him with 29-year-old Brian Mason until the end of last season.
“It is a great pleasure and an honor for me [to be at Spurs]. “I’m happy and looking forward to getting started,” said Nonoo.
“We have no days to lose and we have to start working immediately, as the preparatory season starts in a few days.”
Nuno won’t wait long to face his former club, with Tottenham making a trip to Molineux to face the Wolves in their second league game of the season on August 22.
It remains to be seen if he will make available to 27-year-old forward Harry Kane.
The captain of England said In May he said he hoped to have a “good and honest conversation” with Tottenham president Daniel Levy about his future.
Levi thanks the fans for their patience.
Tottenham recruited Nuno after Mauricio Pochettino, Antonio Conte, Paolo Fonseca and Gennaro Gattuso were tied for the position this summer.
Tottenham had contacted Paris Saint-Germain manager Pochettino about the possibility of the Argentine managing the team again, but the French club were unwilling to allow him to leave.
And former Chelsea manager Conte seemed ready for the role, having left Inter Milan after leading them to the Serie A title, only for talks between the Italian and Tottenham to break down.
Then the former Roma Fonseca coach thought he was taking over, but was dumped in favor of Gattuso, who was quickly fired when fans responded poorly to social media posts that questioned the Italians’ commitment to inclusion. .
Nuno won the 2017-18 Championship title in his first season with Wolverhampton before taking them to seventh place in the Premier League in the next two seasons, while they finished 13th last season.
“We would like to thank our fans for all their patience during this process,” said Levy.
“I have already spoken of the need to return to our core DNA when playing offensive and recreational soccer and [managing director of football] Fabio [Paratici] And I think Nuno is the guy who can take our talented group of players and hug our next young players and build something special. “
Barracci left his long-standing position as Juventus football director to take up his role at Tottenham earlier this month.
“You just have to look at Nuno’s time at Wolverhampton and see his ability to take a group of players and implement an adaptive approach that works and allows players to develop and prosper,” he said.
Timeline of Tottenham’s search for a coach
April 19th – José Mourinho was fired As Tottenham president after 17 months in office
April 20th – Former Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason, 29, has been promoted from the club’s academy Take over as interim director Until the end of the season
April 27 – Julian Nagelsmann, who has been linked to taking over the London club, The position of the new Bayern Munich manager has been announced For next season after his stint at RB Leipzig
April 30th – It is speculated that Ajax coach Eric Ten Hag may be on his way to run for office, but Sign a new contract with the dutch club
may 23 – Leicester City president Brendan Rodgers is another name mentioned as a potential target for Tottenham, but he insists Will not leave the foxes
may 27th – Tottenham contact Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino On the return of the Argentine to lead Tottenham
May 28 – Paris Saint-Germain has no intention of letting Pochettino leave the club, Reports by Guillem Balague
June 2nd – Antonio Conte is an obvious runner He took over Tottenham after leaving Inter Milan, after leading them to the Serie A title.
June 4 – Conte also led Chelsea to the top flight title during his tenure at Stamford Bridge, but Talks with the collapse of Tottenham
June 15 – Tottenham is close to being named Former Roma coach Paulo Fonseca as his new coach
June 17 – Tottenham’s attempts to find a new manager take another turn End conversations with Fonseca س In a move believed to be related to Gennaro Gattuso’s unexpected departure from Fiorentina
June 18 – Gattuso is no longer considered A candidate after the prospect of taking office provoked a protest from the fans, which was denounced to the club by the Tottenham Hotspur support fund.
June 30 – The search is over. Tottenham appoints Nuno Espirito Santo as the new club director.
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