A club insider has revealed the date on which Igor Tudor is expected to formally depart Tottenham Hotspur, with the mutual consent process nearing its conclusion ahead of what multiple reports describe as an imminent managerial change at the club.
The Croatian took charge following Thomas Frank’s sacking in February but has lost five of his seven matches, conceded 14 goals, and — most significantly — overseen a period in which Spurs have had no Premier League win whatsoever in 2026.
Sean Dyche remains the leading candidate to step in, though the situation has its own irony: Dyche himself was laughing off the speculation just 24 hours ago, mid-pint at a pub near his home, appearing on talkSPORT before the news cycle moved firmly in the direction of a concrete approach.
Tottenham’s motivation for wanting any successor in place before Tudor’s departure is confirmed publicly is clear: they want to avoid the spectacle of another announced managerial vacancy with no answer ready, something that has been a recurring feature of their instability this season.
Roberto De Zerbi has now twice declined immediate discussions, maintaining his “not now” position while leaving the door open to a summer conversation conditional on Spurs retaining their Premier League status. That door, increasingly, represents a different question entirely.
The April 12 fixture against Sunderland is the date Spurs have circled as the target for having new management in place. Given where Tudor’s exit stands, and where Dyche’s negotiations are understood to be, that timeline appears achievable.
What none of this resolves, however, is the more fundamental question about Tottenham’s trajectory. A Europa League title twelve months ago has been followed by a season of structural collapse so severe that relegation is a genuine possibility. The managerial hire — whoever it is — inherits wreckage, not a project.