Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou could receive a £7m payout if he is sacked by chairman Daniel Levy, according to a report.
The 59-year-old was under immense pressure to end Spurs' 17-year trophy drought after boldly stating back in September last year that he 'always win things in his second year'.
However, Postecoglou managed to deliver silverware in the form of the Europa League after steering his Spurs side to a narrow 1-0 victory over Manchester United in the final, also helping the club qualify for next season's Champions League.
Success in Bilbao has arguably not been enough to paper over the cracks of what was a bitterly disappointing 2024-25 domestic campaign, with Tottenham suffering their lowest top-flight finish (17th) since 1978, while their 22 defeats is the most recorded by any Premier League team in a 38-game season to not suffer relegation.
Postecoglou still has two years remaining on his contract in North London, but speculation over a possible departure from Spurs continues to linger.
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What does the future hold for Postecoglou?
Recent reports have claimed that Postecoglou is likely to remain in charge of Spurs, even though there are doubts over whether he can make a strong start to the new campaign.
Should Levy's stance on Postecoglou change and the club opt to relieve the Greek-Australian of his duties, Football Insider claims that it would cost them up to £7m.
The report adds that Postecoglou is earning around £5m a year on his current contract, while he is also set to receive a £2m bonus after guiding Spurs to Europa League glory.
Postecoglou has made it clear that he is unsure over his long-term future, but he is determined to stay and build a squad that is capable of winning trophies on a regular basis.
After comically stating that "season three is always better than season two" at last week's Europa League trophy parade, Postecoglou has since received support from some of his senior stars over his future, including playmaker James Maddison.
Asked at his Charity Golf Day earlier this week if Postecoglou deserves a third season in charge, Maddison told Sky Sports News: "Yeah, he's been brilliant.
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Maddison: 'We have that winning feeling now under Postecoglou'
"Even at the start of the season, saying 'I don't usually win things [in my second season], I always win things'. It's one of them, we knew that would create a big uproar in the media, with you lot never shutting up about it. But never once did I stop believing that he meant that.
"The season three line, that was iconic as well. He's got them in the locker, them motivational mic drop moments.
"Managers and clubs can go long periods without winning trophies, but he's a man who's always had success. His biggest strength is his self-belief in what he does, and that feeds off into us. That's been installed into us in Europe this year in all of the away games, even the ones in the group stage.
"In the round of 16, we had a really bad performance away at AZ Alkmaar, and he went heavy on us because you just know he's a winner, and we turned it around in the second leg and we're in the quarters.
"And every step we got closer and closer, and we believed more, and now we're winners and no one can ever take that away from us.
"It's a tough competition to win, we managed to get over the line with the gaffer, all together, all of us as a club, we all win together. Hopefully that, like the gaffer said, can keep the feeling, and we have that winning feeling now, and we know what it takes to win."
It has been rumoured that the likes of Fulham's Marco Silva, Crystal Palace's Oliver Glasner and Bournemouth's Andoni Iraola have all been earmarked as potential managerial candidates by Spurs, although the former has confirmed that he will remain in charge at Craven Cottage next season.
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