Tottenham Hotspur have parted company with head coach Igor Tudor after just 44 days in charge, bringing to an abrupt end a troubled spell that deepened the club’s relegation worries and made him the second Spurs manager to leave this season. The Premier League club confirmed on Sunday that the 47-year-old Croatian had left by mutual agreement, along with goalkeeping coach Tomislav Rogic and physical coach Riccardo Ragnacci.
Tudor was appointed on February 14 after the dismissal of Thomas Frank, but his short tenure failed to deliver the turnaround Tottenham had hoped for. Reuters reported that Spurs managed only one win in seven matches under Tudor and remain 17th in the Premier League, just one point above the relegation zone. The club is still searching for a first league win of 2026, with its poor run leaving it in one of the most precarious positions of its modern top-flight history.
In a brief statement, Tottenham said it had been “mutually agreed” that Tudor would leave with immediate effect. The club thanked him and his staff for their efforts during the past six weeks and also acknowledged a recent bereavement in Tudor’s family, offering support to him and his relatives. The statement did not name a permanent successor, though it said a further update on the coaching situation would follow in due course. Reuters and other reports said assistant Bruno Saltor has taken temporary charge of training while the club searches for a replacement.
Tudor’s spell was defined by instability on and off the pitch. According to Reuters, Tottenham suffered a string of damaging league defeats that dragged them toward the bottom three, while a Champions League exit to Atletico Madrid further intensified pressure around the club. Fan frustration has also grown sharply, with poor performances, tactical uncertainty and mounting anxiety over possible relegation fuelling unrest.
With seven league matches remaining, Tottenham now face a desperate battle to preserve their top-flight status. Reuters said the club sits only one point above 18th-placed West Ham United, underlining the scale of the task facing whoever takes over next. For a club promoted back to the top division in 1978 and long regarded as part of England’s elite, the prospect of relegation would represent one of the darkest episodes in its recent history.
