Igor Tudor has agreed a deal to become Tottenham interim head coach until the end of the season.
Thomas Frank was sacked earlier this week, with Spurs five points above the relegation places.
Sources told BBC Sport that Spurs wanted an interim manager in place for the players’ return to training on Monday.
Tudor has been out of work since being sacked by Juventus in October 2025 following an eight-match winless run, leaving the club eighth in Serie A.
The 47-year-old has had a varied managerial career, having had stints at Lazio, Marseille, Galatasaray and Udinese among others.
BBC Sport understands Tudor’s experience of making an immediate impact at previous clubs was a contributing factor to his appointment.
He led hometown club Hajduk Split to the Croatian Cup in 2013 to win his only trophy as a manager.
During a nine-year stint as a player with Juventus he won Serie A twice and finished runner-up in the 2003 Champions League final.
Tudor started his career with Hajduk Split and returned to the club before retiring aged 30, in 2008, due to problems with his ankle.
He also had loan spells with Croatian side Trogir and Italian outfit Siena.
Tudor was part of the Croatia squad that was knocked out of the 1998 World Cup at the semi-final stage, eventually finishing third.
Tottenham had several potential short-term options on their radar with former Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic and ex-Red Bull Leipzig boss Marco Rose among them.
Tudor could be considered for the job on a permanent basis if he impresses in the role.
But former Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino is a candidate to permanently replace Frank, and his contract with the United States men’s national team expires after this summer’s World Cup.
Roberto de Zerbi is another potential candidate, having left French club Marseille by mutual consent earlier this week.
Tudor’s recent league record
Tudor’s seventh-month reign at Juventus came to an end last October after an eight-match winless run in all competitions left The Old Lady eighth in Serie A and 25th in the league phase of the Champions League.
Eight wins in 17 league games across two seasons meant he left Turin with a win percentage of 47.1%, a dip from his previous records at Lazio – a brief spell that lasted just nine games – and Ligue 1 Marseille.
Just one defeat in nine after being appointed by Juve in March 2025 helped them secure Champions League football, but three successive defeats without scoring led to his dismissal in October.
Tudor’s history as he plots Spurs reformation
| Club | Dates | G | W | D | L | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udinese (1st spell) | April 2018 – June 2018 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| Udinese (2nd spell) | March 2019 – Nov 2019 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 38.1% |
| Hellas Verona | Sept 2021 – May 2022 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 40% |
| Marseille | July 2022 – June 2023 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 57.9% |
| Lazio | March 2024 – June 2024 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 55.6% |
| Juventus | March 2025 – Oct 2025 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 47.1% |
Source: Opta
In Tudor’s sole season in France, Marseille finished third behind Paris St-Germain and Lens, although they accrued more points than they had when finishing second in the previous season.
The former defender’s only silverware as a manager came when he lifted the Croatian Cup with Hajduk Split in May 2013, taking charge of the two-legged final less than a month after being appointed
