Report: 47-year-old inspired by Johan Cruyff is interested in Spurs vacancy

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Reported Tottenham Hotspur target Roberto Martinez is interested in the Spurs job, according to the Daily Mail.

Tottenham’s search for a new permanent manager is under way after the club sacked Jose Mourinho last week.

The Daily Mail claims Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will not allow his search for a new manager to drag long into the summer.

But with Julian Nagelsmann now set to take the Bayern Munich reins in the summer, Tottenham will have to look elsewhere.

Martinez, formerly of Swansea, Wigan and Everton, currently manages the Belgium national team, and a report in The Guardian last week claimed he had admirers at Spurs.

The Daily Mail has now claimed that the 47-year-old would be interested in the vacancy at Tottenham after the European Championships with the Red Devils.

Ajax’s Erik ten Hag and England boss Gareth Southgate are also believed to be on Levy’s radar.

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Martinez, a coach inspired by Johan Cruyff’s philosophy, has split opinion throughout his managerial tenure in English football, particularly during and following his stint with Everton.

However, his record with Belgium is impressive – under his management, they have lost just four out of 54 matches, with the country finishing in third place at the 2018 World Cup.

Martinez may not be a bad shout for Spurs, considering he’s now wiser and more experienced since he was last in the English game, and has the right ideas in terms of playing attacking football.