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Tim Sherwood’s days as the Tottenham manager appeared to be numbered after midfielder Sandro claimed that the interim manager will be replaced at the end of the season. Sherwood was appointed as the replacement for Andre Villas-Boas after the Portuguese was sacked midway through the season. Even though initial results appeared extremely promising for Sherwood, things soon started turning sour after a couple of defeats. The club, who were expected to qualify for the Champions League next season, are now set to finish outside the top six.

Tim Sherwood’s days as the Tottenham manager appeared to be numbered after midfielder Sandro claimed that the interim manager will be replaced at the end of the season. Sherwood was appointed as the replacement for Andre Villas-Boas after the Portuguese was sacked midway through the season. Even though initial results appeared extremely promising for Sherwood, things soon started turning sour after a couple of defeats. The club, who were expected to qualify for the Champions League next season, are now set to finish outside the top six.

Tottenham have been heavily linked with moves for Louis van Gaal and Frank de Boer in the last few weeks. Sherwood has been openly speaking rejected about his chances of remaining the Tottenham manager. He has also been critical of the club’s board during this period, which is likely to end his spell as the manager of the club. Sandro has come out with a statement that confirms what has been known for some time now. He says that Sherwood will be replaced as the manager in the summer.

After Louis van Gaal appears close to becoming the next Manchester United manager, Tottenham may turn their attention towards de Boer or Rafa Benitez. Sherwood has fallen out with most of his players during his short managerial reign.

‘Sherwood will leave at the end of the season. Then it’s a new coach – a new everything! I am happy at the moment. It would be very difficult to leave from here. Daniel Levy negotiates every transfer, this was the case for Gareth Bale, it’s not easy,’ Sandro told to ESPN Brazil. The club made signings worth close to £ 100 million in the summer, although most of the money was recovered after the £ 86 million sale of Gareth Bale to Real Madrid towards the end of the transfer window.

Despite what will happen concerning the coaching position in Tottenham, there still are a number of players that have been linked with the White Hart Lane club.

Adam Lallana of Southampton is a priority of the chairman of Tottenham, Daniel Levy and an offer of the region of €20 million is expected to be done in the summer in order for Levy to lure Lallana away from Southampton.

Despite what will happen concerning the coaching position in Tottenham, there still are a number of players that have been linked with the White Hart Lane club.

Adam Lallana of Southampton is a priority of the chairman of Tottenham, Daniel Levy and an offer of the region of €20 million is expected to be done in the summer in order for Levy to lure Lallana away from Southampton.

Another target of Daniel Levy is Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku and according to the agent of the player, Christophe Henrotay has already spoken with Levy with the possibility of Lukaku joining Tottenham in the near future.

“I’m looking for a club for Romelu Lukaku and yes, I’ve talked to Spurs chairman Daniel Levy once but that doesn’t mean Romelu will definitely join Spurs’’. The agent of Lukaku said.

Since Sherwood arrived to Tottenham, Adebayor has been enjoying a revival in his career and has even sparked the attention of a few clubs who are willing to sign the former Arsenal player into their squad but according to Tim Sherwood, he believes that Adebayor will remain where he is right now.

“Adebayor’s family is settled in London and he just wants to help us win as many games as possible. I’m sure he wants to be part of the future here. I don’t think he wants to keep moving clubs.” Sherwood stated.

Adebayor’s career as a Tottenham player was non-existent when Andre Villas-Boas was in charge of the Premier League club as the Portuguese coach did not give him any significant amount of playing time but Sherwood has changed that in a radical way.

The 30 years old Togolese forward went from not playing any important role for Tottenham to being transformed into the club’s current top goal-scorer.

Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood has expressed his confidence that his club can beat the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool, and Arsenal in the remainder of the season to finish in the top four. Tottenham spent more than £ 100 million in revamping the squad in the hope of finishing in the top four.

Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood has expressed his confidence that his club can beat the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool, and Arsenal in the remainder of the season to finish in the top four. Tottenham spent more than £ 100 million in revamping the squad in the hope of finishing in the top four.

Even though they recouped most of the money through the sale of Gareth Bale, it is still a very sizeable investment from the club in the summer, as they look to get a Champions League spot next season. However, a poor start to the campaign meant that Liverpool have taken the advantage towards finishing in the top four.

Tottenham are already five points behind the top four with only 10 matches remaining in the season. Further, they have a tough run of fixtures coming up with matches against Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool in the remainder of the season. Many reckon that the tough fixture list compared to their rivals puts Tottenham at a disadvantage compared to the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United. Yet, Sherwood, who replaced Andre Villas-Boas midway through the season, says that Tottenham can come out much stronger despite the tough upcoming matches.

“I don’t know about Chelsea being more ambitious than us, we’re going to the Bridge and that’s definitely tough, but sometimes expectancy works against you. Some of our fans might have been rubbing their hands expecting a few goals against Cardiff, but it doesn’t work like that. You’ve got to earn the right for everything. Sometimes when the expectation is not with you, it makes it a little bit easier,” said Sherwood, whose Tottenham team make the short trip to Stamford Bridge next weekend.

Tottenham also have to look at the Europa league quarter-final matches against Benfica in between the league encounters.

The Tottenham Hotspur manager, Andre Villas-Boas, has said that his relationship with Jose Mourinho is not as good as it used to be a few years back.

Villas-Boas who is just 35 years of age at the moment was Mourinho’s assistant for quite some time and worked under him at 3 different clubs. They decided to part ways 4 years back in 2009.

Villas-Boas will be up against his former boss on Saturday as his team Tottenham will take on Chelsea at White Hart lane.

The Tottenham Hotspur manager, Andre Villas-Boas, has said that his relationship with Jose Mourinho is not as good as it used to be a few years back.

Villas-Boas who is just 35 years of age at the moment was Mourinho’s assistant for quite some time and worked under him at 3 different clubs. They decided to part ways 4 years back in 2009.

Villas-Boas will be up against his former boss on Saturday as his team Tottenham will take on Chelsea at White Hart lane.

In the press conference ahead of that game, when Villas-Boas was asked about his relationship with Mourinho, he said, “We used to have a fantastic relationship a few years ago, but, things have changed now. Our relationship is not the same.”

“The reason behind our split was that I wanted a change in my role. I wanted to be moved to a position much closer to the manager so that I could do that extra bit for him. But, he thought that there was no need to change my role. So, eventually, we decided to part ways.”

Villas-Boas also said that he wants a bit more from himself and from his team this season.

This is the first time that Villas-Boas is managing a team for the second successive season. His tenures at his previous 3 clubs were limited to one season only, but, here at Tottenham, the Portuguese manager has been given the opportunity to continue for the second season as well.

Villa-Boas said, “I want more out of myself and my team this season. We have signed some innovative players and we are much stronger this time around. Hopefully, it will be another good season for us.”

Tottenham is currently at no. 3 in the Premier League points table with 12 points.

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has stressed the importance of keeping the star players at the club despite missing out on the top four finish this season. Star players like Gareth Bale have been extremely influential for the club, but due to their impressive performances this season, they have been linked with clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has stressed the importance of keeping the star players at the club despite missing out on the top four finish this season. Star players like Gareth Bale have been extremely influential for the club, but due to their impressive performances this season, they have been linked with clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Bale is widely expected to leave Tottenham after the club failed to finish in the top four, which will provide them the ability to play in the Champions League group stages. Bale has played in the elite European competition only once in his career.

Tottenham managed a 1-0 win over Sunderland on the final day of the season, but Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Newcastle was enough for their North London rivals to seal a top four place along with Chelsea. The 23-year-old has managed to win a whole host of individual awards this season including the PFA awards. He has become the first player since Cristiano Ronaldo to win both the PFA awards in a single season. He also scored the only goal of the game against Sunderland. It was his 23rd of the season, while he has also contributed numerous assists as well.

The Welshman is expected to cost in the region of £ 40 million.

“If we want to make it better next season we have to hold on to our best assets and this is what I have been told from the top. We felt we did enough to deserve fourth spot. We are disappointed but we knew these could be the circumstances. Tottenham is a wonderful club who will continue to attract big players and will continue to push on. It was a very good season. We pushed all the way for fourth and third spot and I think we can make it better next season,” said Villas-Boas.

The Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has said that the top four position still remains within reach for the Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, against whom he will be coming up in the midweek action.

The Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has said that the top four position still remains within reach for the Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, against whom he will be coming up in the midweek action.

Tottenham will be having the home match against Liverpool looking to cement their challenge for the top four positions, but it is extremely different for the away team. Liverpool came into the new season with hope and belief that the manager Brendan Rodgers will be able to guide them to a top four finish for the first time in three seasons. However, they have started in the season even worse than under Kenny Dalglish and find themselves in the bottom half of the table.

Despite this, they can keep make up the ground with the teams competing for the top four positions according to the Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas. Tottenham themselves are looking to finish in the top four positions, but their challenge has been faltering in recent weeks. Since the 4-2 defeat against Chelsea, they have been extremely poor in all competitions. This has seen them slip to the eighth position in the table before being helped back by the victory against West Ham United during the weekend. Andre Villas-Boas will be looking to build on the 3-1 victory when they take on Liverpool at White Hart Lane.

“At the moment they (Liverpool) are on a good run in terms of form. They would want ideally to turn the draws into wins. In a couple of games there were very close to winning but they didn’t get the result that they wanted. They are in an awkward position in the league at the moment but the distance between the teams (in the middle of the table) is not a lot so it can change dramatically for them and they can join the top-10 very soon,” said Andre Villas-Boas.

Tottenham are unlikely to offer the same £ 24 million for the Portuguese midfielder Joao Moutinho in the January transfer window according to a close source at Tottenham. The club became extremely close to securing the services of the FC Porto midfielder after agreeing a £ 22 million fee with the Portuguese club.

However, the deal could not be completed in time after the London club failed to agree personal terms with the player. There have been rumours that the Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas will make Joao Moutinho his first priority when the transfer window reopens in January.

Tottenham are unlikely to offer the same £ 24 million for the Portuguese midfielder Joao Moutinho in the January transfer window according to a close source at Tottenham. The club became extremely close to securing the services of the FC Porto midfielder after agreeing a £ 22 million fee with the Portuguese club.

However, the deal could not be completed in time after the London club failed to agree personal terms with the player. There have been rumours that the Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas will make Joao Moutinho his first priority when the transfer window reopens in January.

However, the club are not going to offer the same £ 22 million that the provided to FC Porto. The deal was not completed due to various reasons according to insiders. It is thought that FC Porto immediately increased the transfer fee demanded for the player to up to £ 24 million when they knew that the club was not able to agree personal terms with the player. Joao Moutinho was not offered the kind of wages that any club would offer for a record signing. If Joao Moutinho had arrived for £ 22 million, he would have become the record signing at the club beating the £ 16.8 million for Luka Modric in 2008.

“On a point of principle, there is very little chance that Spurs will offer £24m for Moutinho again. There are plenty of good players out there and we are always looking for value in the market,” said an insider close to Tottenham. It is highly unlikely that Tottenham will be in the market for a new midfielder especially having signed the Fulham midfielder Dembele for around £ 15 million on the deadline day of the transfer window. Dembele started his new career at Spurs with a goal.