Tottenham women have been without a manager since the end of last season, but the club is closing in on securing a replacement with Martin Ho talks intensifying.
After a truly disappointing WSL season that saw the team finish one place off relegation, Tottenham made the decision to sack manager Robert Vilahamn at the beginning of June.
Tottenham closing in on new manager
It seems that Tottenham have identified former Manchester United assistant coach, Martin Ho, as an ideal Vilahamn replacement this summer.
While Ho used to be an assistant for one of Tottenham’s WSL rivals, he left his post in Manchester following the 2022/23 campaign to pursue a position as head coach for a team abroad.
The 35-year-old has spent the last three years of his career in Norway managing SK Brann who have pleasantly surprised in some of Europe’s top competitions.
During the 2023/24 campaign Ho was able to guide his team to the Champions League quarter finals but in the knockouts they were unceremoniously dumped out of the competition by PSG.
With plenty of experience coaching in England as well as some experience abroad, Ho could be the ideal man to take over Spurs after one of their poorest season’s to date in the top division.
Spurs looking to rebuild
Securing a new manager is just phase one in Tottenham’s plan to rebuild and after last year it is clear that the team needs to be busy in the transfer market this summer if things are going to change.
Despite having no manager at the moment, the club has still started its business in the transfer window after signing a defender for the future.
Tottenham announced that Toko Koga will be joining the club from Feyenoord this summer and the teenager should at least provide fans with some hope heading into the new campaign.
Will WSL expansion effect Tottenham?
During the summer, it has been confirmed that the WSL will expand from 12 to 14 teams before the 2026/27 season.
With Tottenham finishing second bottom in 2024/25, another season like last year could be much more damaging to the club once the expansion is fully launched with two teams facing relegation instead of the current one side.
Although they have been poor in the WSL across recent season’s, last year was by far the worst league campaign for Tottenham since they arrived in the first division in 2019 and they will be confident on an immediate bounce-back season under new management.
