Julian Nagelsmann ruled out by Tottenham in hunt for new manager

Tottenham do not intend to push to appoint Julian Nagelsmann as their next manager. The club, who parted company with Antonio Conte on 26 March and are under the caretaker charge of Ryan Mason, have long admired Nagelsmann.

They first considered a move for him after sacking José Mourinho in April 2021 but he had already agreed to join Bayern Munich – from where he was dismissed on 24 March. Spurs have insisted they have no No 1 candidate for the role, rather a list of possibles they are in process of exploring.

One of the options had been Vincent Kompany but he has now signed a new contract at Burnley after guiding them to promotion from the Championship. Other names under review include Rúben Amorim, the Sporting manager, Arne Slot of Feyenoord, Celtic’s Ange Postecoglou and Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso. Amorim has a €15m buyout clause this summer.

Sign up to Football Daily

Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football

after newsletter promotion

Sources close to Nagelsmann have indicated that he would like to wait until the end of the season before committing to his next project. Spurs had taken soundings to ascertain his interest but club sources now say he is not an option.