Fabrizio Romano explains why Tottenham walked away from Eric ten Hag talks

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Fabrizio Romano has claimed on Twitter that Tottenham pulled the plug on talks with Ajax boss Eric ten Hag following talks over the last 48 hours.

The 51-year-old manager has now penned a contract extension with the Dutch champions, committing his future to the club. Tottenham’s search for Jose Mourinho’s successor now continues.

Daniel Levy will turn his attentions elsewhere after choosing to walk away from negotiations with the former Utrecht manager. With options dwindling by the day, Spurs fans must be getting anxious.

Ryan Mason is currently in temporary charge of first-team affairs, with Mourinho being handed his papers earlier this month.

He has overseen a win over Southampton in the Premier League and a defeat to Manchester City in last weekend’s Carabao Cup Final at Wembley.

With Spurs facing another season without Champions League football, the club must ensure they appoint the very best man for the job when the summer comes around.

Ten Hag nearly led Tottenham to the Champions League Final during 2018/19. His team were on the wrong end of a superb comeback victory by Spurs at the semi-final stage.

He has a superb record with nurturing younger players and he would have undoubtedly been a big coup for the North London-based outfit.

Spurs reportedly walked away after being unhappy with a number of factors, not least his reluctance to leave Holland.

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It must be a worrying time for supporters of the club with another manager ruling themselves out of the vacancy.

Tottenham have to find the perfect fit as their new incumbent and Ten Hag would have ticked a lot of boxes.

Nuno Espirito Santo of Wolves and Brendan Rodgers of Leicester have also been linked and it’ll be interesting to see if either of those will end up as Levy’s chosen one.