Every transfer season brings with it a set of bizarre rumours but this time, we have quite a shocking story at hand, even before the commencement of the summer transfer window.
As per a report from French publication Presse Ocean (h/t Leicester Mercury), Claudio Ranieri is in talks with Tottenham Hotspur regarding a potential move.
Ranieri led Leicester City to their fairytale win in the Premier League back in 2016 but given Mauricio Pochettino’s unparalleled influence and impact at Tottenham over the last few years, it seems highly unlikely for the club to replace him with the current Nantes manager.
There has been a lot of debate about Tottenham’s lack of silverware this season. Despite being one of the most consistent teams in the English top-flight, Spurs find themselves with an empty trophy cabinet. Although Ranieri is without a win in Nantes’ last 7 games, one cannot deny his skills and managerial credentials.
That said, Pochettino is integral to Tottenham’s success and if anybody can guide us to trophies, it is him. Our fellow supporters on Twitter had similar thoughts more or less. Here are some of the best reactions:
Reading reports about potentially seeing Ranieri at Tottenham next season.
Would be very very interesting. The man who essentially took the Premier League title away from them with Leicester.
He's never been a winner until then, and hasn't had a chance with a big team since…— Vieri Capretta (@VieriCapretta) May 8, 2018
Noway will Ranieri go to Tottenham…
— JDM (@RFC_Smurf93) May 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/burtonbauer89/status/993810859444097025
Pochettino is basically the Ranieri of 15 years ago. Taken Tottenham to a higher level but it will need a winner in charge to take the club to the next level. Not just Poch but Levy too.
— SerMM91 🇯🇲🇬🇩 (@SerMM91) April 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/george_ogier/status/993783460652253184
https://twitter.com/fkhanage/status/993810569332514819
https://twitter.com/deano311984/status/993833764806684672
https://twitter.com/thfcBG/status/993817772542124032
https://twitter.com/addicted_spurs/status/993849925107580928
Spurs replacing Poch with Ranieri will be a massive mistake
— Tabish (@10tabish) May 8, 2018
Spurs would be so so stupid to hand the reins of that team to Ranieri. Kai
— hattori hanzo hasashi (@FatherSiisi) May 8, 2018
