Ange Postecoglou remains in the dark over his Tottenham future, talkSPORT understands.
Brentford boss Thomas Frank is emerging as a strong contender to replace Postecoglou after Marco Silva publicly stated he will remain as Fulham manager next season.
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However, chairman Daniel Levy is mulling over whether to proceed with plans to sack Postecoglou after Spurs’ Europa League triumph over Manchester United last week.
Before that 1-0 win in Bilbao, sources close to Postecoglou were convinced the Australian would definitely be axed.
More than a week-and-a-half later, no clarity has emerged on what will happen this summer.
Frank has a hefty release clause in his Brentford contract, believed to be in the region of £9million.
The Dane also has a long-standing relationship with Spurs’ technical director Johan Lange.
Tottenham’s 4-1 defeat at home to Brighton on the final day of the season saw them finish just one place above the relegation zone, losing 22 of their 38 Premier League games, the most by any team avoiding the drop in the competition’s history.
Despite this new low, Postecoglou was very upbeat at the way the season had panned out for Spurs after the game.
When asked how he’d assess Spurs’ season, he responded: “Outstanding.”
“We won a trophy, which we have not done for 17 years, and we’re in the Champions League.
“Ask any supporter at the start of the season if they’d take that and there wouldn’t be a person in the house that wouldn’t.”
Postecoglou was also in no mood to discuss his future after the match and labelled such talk as ‘unnecessary’.
“You know my gut feeling? My gut feeling is I feel right now that I’ve done something that no one believed I could,” Postecoglou said.
“And I shouldn’t be sitting here talking about it (my future).
“That’s my feeling, but it is what it is.
“As I said I am and probably I am talking now because I’m tired, mate. I have to [talk] about another game and I just want to go on a break and enjoy my family and reflect on being part of something unbelievably special, unbelievably special.
“I’ve been fortunate to be in this position a number of times, but seeing those scenes Friday and people have reached out and talked to me about how it has affected them what has happened over the last couple of days. It’s a beautiful thing and I just want to enjoy that.
“To be honest, the rest of it? You know I don’t even want to be talking about it. I just think it is unnecessary.”
He was in defiant mood during Spurs’ Europa League trophy parade on Friday, as he suggested next season would produce more glory than this term has.
Speaking to the club’s fans during their open-top bus parade on Friday about his trophy promise, Postecoglou roared: “I told them and they laughed.
“I told them and they didn’t believe. And here we are.
“I’ll leave you with this, all the best television series, season three is better than season two.”
Although he appeared to admit regretting these comments as he said in the pre-match press conference on Saturday: “I should have thought about it a bit more because as somebody rightly pointed out, sometimes they kill off the main character.
“I could be in strife there!
“I said even before the game, I really believe we’re just building something and a significant win accelerates that.
“I really believe that is the case and I am not going to put a limit on what we can achieve.
“I certainly believe it’s exciting the possibilities of next year knowing I’ve got a group of players now and staff and a club that knows how to win and wants more of it.”
Postecoglou was hired as Spurs boss in the summer of 2023, replacing Antonio Conte as permanent manager.
A positive first campaign in north London saw Spurs come fifth in the Premier League, but this term has been dismal on a domestic front with Spurs finishing just one place above the relegation zone.
However, their Europa League triumph has given them an historic trophy and also Champions League football for next season.
