Arsenal fans react as Tottenham close in on Gennaro Gattuso as next manager

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Tottenham Hotspur’s search for Jose Mourinho’s successor has taken another twist after talks with Paulo Fonseca broke down on Thursday afternoon. Spurs are now closing in on the appointment of Gennaro Gattuso, and Arsenal fans are unsurprisingly enjoying a field day on social media.

Tottenham had reportedly agreed on terms over a two-year contract with Fonseca to replace Mourinho as head coach.

However, the Premier League club halted negotiations with the former AS Roma boss on Thursday, and there is now a new, unexpected frontrunner.

Reports from Italy have suggested talks stopped due to financial reasons, but according to outlets in England, Spurs have opted for recently-vacant Gattuso.

According to Sky Sports, Spurs’ new managing director Fabio Paratici is very fond of Gattuso, who is now his first-choice option.

The former AC Milan and Napoli boss was appointed Fiorentina manager this summer but recently left after 23 days in charge due to disputes over transfer targets.

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North London rivals Arsenal’s fans are unsurprisingly enjoying the current head coach circus at the club, and many have had their say on the latest developments.

One fan wrote: “Tottenham are in even deeper s**t than us.”

A second said: “At this rate don’t rule out Tottenham going in for Mick Mccarthy.

“They couldn’t even nail down Fonseca? Something must be going wrong over there,” another proclaimed.

A third joked: “No way, I’m crying.

“What a smooth search process Daniel Levy has overseen down there,” another Arsenal fan sarcastically added.

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Tottenham’s search for a new head coach has been dealt with a series of blows ahead of the 2021/22 season.

The club cancelled talks with Antonio Conte, whilst nothing came from Mauricio Pochettino’s supposed desire to leave Paris Saint-Germain and return to the club.

There was also interest in Brendan Rodgers, Erik ten Hag and Julian Nagelsmann, but Spurs now seem set on Gattuso.

His imminent arrival has come as a major shock, and his Fiorentina exit is almost certain to be partly linked to Spurs’ interest.

According to BBC Sport, Fonseca is ‘stunned’ by the change of plans whilst negotiations were at the stage they were.

Spurs and Fonseca were reportedly even discussing potential summer signings in the latter stages of talks.

The Portuguese boss was expecting to be officially announced as head coach as early as this week.

Now, it could be Italian footballing legend Gennaro Gattuso who takes the reins at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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