Many Tottenham fans will no doubt be disappointed that a two-and-a-half month process of searching for a new head coach has gone past some exciting names to end up with a man who has been available for weeks.Is the drama at the new White Hart Lane finally ending? Will the Spurs ultimately get their new manager? It seems so. Reportedly, Daniel Levy gave the green light for former Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo to take over managing of Tottenham Hotspur’s first team.Ever since Jose Mourinho got sacked on April 19, six days before the Carabao Cup final, Spurs have searched for their new head coach.OFFICIAL: Patson Daka is a ‘Fox’Tottenham’s hunt saw numerous names pass by – Mauricio Pochettino, Erik ten Hag, Hansi Flick, Julian Nagelsmann, Brendan Rodgers, Antonio Conte, Paulo Fonseca, Gennaro Gattuso, Julen Lopetegui – they all for one reason or another did not end up in the dug-outs of the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Levy is explicit on hiring a manager which will nurture “free-flowing, attacking and entertaining” football and with the north Londoners starting their life with new managing director Fabio Paratici (arrived from Juventus) – there have been some back-and-forth with searching for Mourinho’s successor.And while Levy and Paratici were trying to find common ground on what kind of a manager they want for Tottenham, Espirito Santo remained in the background as a possibility.Paratici’s strong relationship with super agent Jorge Mendes (who is representing Espirito Santo amongst others) is showing as one of the decisive factor in the story.Ramos won’t budge on his two-year contract plan as PSG are ready to offer just a one-year dealAs football.london reported last week, Levy publicly declared to the supporters that the club is looking for a manager which will bring attractive football but his concerns are that Espirito Santo believes in similar style of play as his compatriot Mourinho.However, rumours of Espirito Santo closing in on managing Tottenham are the testament of Paratici’s growing influence within Tottenham. He arrived in the UK this week and was apparently able to convince his new chairman that Espirito Santo would be the perfect fit to stabilize the team.During discussions Paratici showed Levy the way Espirito Santo’s entertaining Valencia side played, more often with a 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 than the back three he became known for at Wolves.Chelsea’s go-to guy not allowed to go, although he’s not Tuchel’s first choiceAlso, his desire to work with academy players and help develop Tottenham’s youth was also believed to be a positive for the club during the negotiations.If the rumours are true, the Portuguese could be announced before this weekend and ready to start work on Monday when the non-international players return for pre-season training.Pre-season will see matches against Leyton Orient, MK Dons, Chelsea and Arsenal, before a huge opening Premier League match against Manchester City at home turf.Speculation surrounding Harry Kane are ever present but with Kane still at EURO 2020, that story will probably not see it’s epilogue soon.
