FORMER Tottenham owner Lord Alan Sugar called on the North London club to hire Jurgen Klopp as manager.
Spurs are 11th in the Premier League after Sunday’s 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest.
Current boss Thomas Frank is under pressure after just one win in his last seven league games.
Lord Sugar, who owned Tottenham from 1991 to 2001, wrote on X: “With the massive fortune of the Lewis family it would be a win win situation if they hired Jurgen Klopp in January.
“Loads of money for players and a great manager. Who agrees #coys“
Klopp publicly announced his retirement from management after leaving Liverpool in July 2024
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He became Red Bull’s new Global Head of Football in January.
It has been widely reported that Klopp has an exit clause in his Red Bull contract that allows him to apply for the German national team job if it becomes vacant.
It remains unclear if a similar clause exists for a domestic club role.
Klopp won the Bundesliga twice with Borussia Dortmund, before lifting the Premier League and Champions League trophies with Liverpool.
When Lord Sugar took over in 1991, Spurs were close to bankruptcy.
By the time he stepped away a decade later, their financial position had significantly turned around.
Now, the North London side are owned by the investment group ENIC, who are 86% majority owners, controlled by the Lewis family trust.
The owners invested in their new stadium, which opened in 2019 and cost about £1bn.
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