Tottenham Hotspur had on Thursday ended their negotiations with Paulo Fonseca to replace his compatriot Jose Mourinho as manager at White Hart Lane.

It was later reported that the move was necessitated by their plan to hire the services of Napoli former boss Gennaro Gattuso after the Italian’s deal to Fiorentina had broken down just 22 days over a disagreement on players’ summer transfer.

Fiorentina wanted more affordable additions than those proposed by Gattuso’s agent – Jorge Mendes – such as Sergio Oliveira from Porto and Goncalo Guedes from Valencia Ln247 gathered.

However, reports reaching Ln247 reveal that further talks to hire Gattuso have also ended following a fan backlash on social media that included the ‘No to Gattuso’ hashtag

It is understood that Spurs new director of football Fabio Paratici being a huge fan of Gattuso, has seen him as a more appealing option.

But Ln247 can confirm that following a fan backlash on social media on Thursday night, as the “No to Gattuso” hashtag trended, plans for the former Italy World Cup-winner will not go any further and Tottenham’s protracted search for a new head coach goes on.


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