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title: "Tottenham: Jurgen Klinsmann confirms he has spoken to Daniel Levy"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-spurs-antonio-conte-jurgen-klinsmann-daniel-levy-antonio-conte/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Features"
published: "2021-06-08T11:05:25Z"
modified: "2021-06-08T11:05:25Z"
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# Tottenham: Jurgen Klinsmann confirms he has spoken to Daniel Levy

**Jurgen Klinsmann has revealed that he has spoken to Daniel Levy with regards to becoming the new Tottenham manager.**

### **The Lowdown: Managerial search continues**

Although it has now been seven weeks since Jose Mourinho was relieved of his duties at Tottenham, Levy is yet to secure a deal for the 58-year-old’s replacement.

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Antonio Conte appared to be in pole position to take the reins in north London, but a deal for the Italian fell through ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jun/04/spurs-close-to-hiring-paratici-as-sporting-director-and-target-conte-reunion)).

### **The Latest: Klinsmann confirms Levy talk**

Klinsmann, who played for Tottenham during the 1990s, has now revealed that he had a telephone conversation with Levy with regards to taking over from Mourinho. He told [ESPN](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnorVUuMyS8&ab_channel=ESPNFC):

> *“When Spurs let go Mourinho, I had a quick phone call with Daniel Levy and he said ‘let’s see down the road what happens’, he has to clarify a lot of things. Since then I’ve had no contact anymore with Spurs. Tottenham is Tottenham, you would always listen to that situation, and for me, obviously, Tottenham is a lot more.”*

### **The Verdict: Don’t let sentiment get in the way**

Klinsmann played for Tottenham for two years across two spells and did quite well – he managed 29 goals in 56 Premier League appearances for the Lilywhites ([premierleague.com](https://www.premierleague.com/players/965/player/overview)). However, his managerial record leaves a lot to be desired since he retired from playing.

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The 56-year-old started out as the manager of Germany, and he did lead them to the 2006 World Cup semi-finals. However, he lasted less than a year at Bayern Munich before he was [sacked](https://www.espnfc.us/story/947430/philipp-lahm-jurgen-klinsmann-doesnt-do-tactics), while short spells at Toronto FC and Hertha Berlin sandwiched his time with the USA national side ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jurgen-klinsmann/stationen/trainer/1427)).

While the Americans reached the round of 16 at the 2014 World Cup, they failed to even participate at the next edition after a poor qualifying run for which Klinsmann was [largely responsible](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jurgen-klinsmann/leistungsdatenDetail/trainer/1427/verein_id/3505/datum_zu/2011-07-29/datum_ab/2016-11-21).

Is this really the man Tottenham want to become their next manager?

***In other news, [Tottenham have been offered the chance to sign this Premier League star.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-spurs-raheem-sterling-harry-kane-gabriel-jesus-daniel-levy-ryan-mason/)***