Son Heung-min, are you watching? This is who I am! Former Tottenham manager Postecoglou shares soar, love call between Leverkusen and Fenerbahce at the same time
Sep 03, 2025
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Manager Enze Postecoglou, who led Tottenham Hotspur to the Europa League title for the first time in 17 years by working with Son Heung-min, is soaring in popularity. Two prestigious European clubs, which have vacancies in their managerial positions, have entered the competition to "serve Postecoglou" by sending love calls at the same time.
As a result, there is a growing possibility that Postecoglou, who was once rumored to be appointed to LA FC in the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS), where Son Heung-min plays, will remain in Europe.
Reporter Fabrizio Romano, who is familiar with the news of the European transfer market, reported on the 3rd (Korea time) that former Tottenham manager Postecoglou has emerged as a candidate for Bayer Leverkusen and Fenerbahce, who are looking for a new coach.
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Postecoglou, who was no different from an unknown coach from Australia, took over as Tottenham manager in the 2023-2024 season and appeared on the English Premier League (EPL) stage. The inauguration of Postecoglou, who had no experience in EPL when he was active, and had previously led the Australian national team, Japan's J-League Yokohama, and Scotland's Celtic, was a big topic in itself.
However, Postecoglou opened an era of success in the EPL with his unique charisma and aggressive tactics. In particular, Postecoglou appointed Son Heung-min as captain and opened a successful EPL career by using him as his icon. After continuing his good performance by leading the league with 10 undefeated matches in the early 2023-2024 season, he ranked fifth in the league and qualified for the UEFA Europa League.
Then, in the 2024-2025 season, which was the second season, he finally achieved an outstanding result of winning the Europa League. However, due to his focus on the Europa League, he left a stain on his fall to 17th place in the EPL. In the end, despite winning the Europa League, he suffered from being replaced by Tottenham shortly after the 2024-2025 season.
Postecoglou, who has continued his wild life since then, was initially rumored to be appointed to Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli. He was then pointed out as the next head coach of LA FC, which will soon be vacant, raising expectations that he could reunite with Son Heung-min. If current LA FC coach Steven Cherundulo leaves the team at the end of this season, Postecoglou could take the position, according to reports.
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On the 22nd of last month, reporter Matteo Moreto, an expert in the Spanish transfer market, said on his personal SNS, 'Nottingham Forest is considering replacing Nunu Espiritu Santo. The particular recruitment made during this transfer window has also led to a conflict between Nottingham owner and Nunu Santo, who has already been evaluating other managers, making a surprise disclosure that "'one of the names Nottingham is considering is former Tottenham manager Postecoglou'.
From this point on, Postecoglou's stock price began to soar.
Then, soon after the opening of the 2025-2026 season, the teams that decided to replace the head coach early are connected with Postecoglou. First of all, Bayer Leverkusen of the German Bundesliga made a shocking decision to dismiss coach Erik ten Hag early two games after the opening. In addition, Fenerbahce, a prestigious Turkiye Schiffer League club, also fired Jose Mourinho.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
