'100 per cent': Tottenham already know Jurgen Klopp stance on Premier League return

Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank could lose his job this week with the Premier League club said to be having an ‘emergency meeting’ following the 3-2 defeat to AFC Bournemouth on Wednesday night.

Spurs sit 14th in the top flight after 21 matches but have struggled over the festive period. Frank now has just two wins in his last 12 outings and unrest between players and supporters is growing.

Cristian Romero is the latest first team star to share an emotionally charged post on social media. The centre-back said: "Apologies to all fans of you who follow us everywhere, who are always there and will continue to be.

Thomas Frank under pressure at Tottenham Hotspur

"We are responsible, there's no doubt about that. But we will keep facing up to it and trying to turn the situation around, for ourselves and for the club.

"At times like this, it should be other people coming out to speak, but they don't - as has been happening for several years now. They only show up when things are going well. We'll stay here, working, sticking together and giving our all to turn things around. Especially at times like this, keeping quiet, working harder and moving forward all together, is part of football."

Should Frank be given his marching orders, Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner and Fulham head coach Marco Silva have been touted as early frontrunners to replace the former Brentford man. Both of those bosses are out of contract at the end of the current season.

Jurgen Klopp stance on Premier League return

Another name linked is former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Former Spurs owner Sir Alan Sugar called for the club to employ the German in December and bookmakers have Klopp as just as likely a candidate as Silva.

However, the former Liverpool boss had previously made it clear that he could not manage another Premier League side. When leaving Liverpool, he said: "If you ask me, 'Will you ever work as a manager again?' I would say now no. But I don't know obviously how that will feel because I never had the situation.

“What I know definitely – I will never, ever manage a different club in England than Liverpool, 100 per cent. That's not possible. My love for this club, my respect for the people is too big. I couldn't. I couldn't for a second think about it. There's no chance. This is part of my life, we are part of the family, we feel home here. There's no chance to do that.

"But all the rest, will I ever work again? Of course, I know myself, I cannot just sit around. I will find something else maybe to do. But I will not manage a club or a country at least for a year, that's not possible, I cannot do that and I don't want to. That's all."

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