Back to the Premier League with Burnley, Scott Parker has now been touted for a return to Tottenham.
The former Spurs midfielder made the jump from the Championship for the third time in his coaching career, and has done so with an astonishing defensive record.
A master of the Championship, could Parker do the same in the top flight with a bigger team?GettyThat’s some contrast to former club Tottenham, who look very likely to part ways with incumbent Ange Postecoglou who has the team in 16th – two places above the relegation zone.
talkSPORT understands that Spurs are likely to move on from Postecoglou even if he wins them the Europa League.
Discussing Parker’s impressive achievements at Burnley, former Spurs teammate and still huge fan of the club Jamie O’Hara threw the Clarets’ bosses hat in at his old club.
“He’s been there, they know him, he’s produced a coach there and done a really good job as a player,” the talkSPORT host began.
“I think I’d like Scott Parker at Tottenham, I think there’s something about him.
“I’ve worked with Scott, I’ve been in the dressing room with him and he is top drawer, he is a top bloke.
“His speeches are great, he was a brilliant captain, I’ve seen him as a Burnley manager and I like what he’s about.”
Parker returned to the dugout in the summer of 2024 at Turf Moor and has achieved instant promotion with a miserly 15 goals conceded in 44 games, 14 fewer than any other team.
The 44-year-old had been out of the game for over a year after a disastrous stint at Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge, but has continued where he left off in England.
Parker already took Fulham and Bournemouth up from the Championship, but in the Premier League things haven’t gone so well as he’s yet to finish a full campaign after promotion.
Asked if it was too early for the step up to a European regular, O’Hara said: “His football I like, his identity I like, is it a step too far? Maybe it’s early doors, maybe it’s early, but maybe he needs the platform at a club like Tottenham.
Parker’s shown the defensive solidity that’s gone missing at SpursGetty Postecoglou is looking likely to depart even if he wins Spurs’ first trophy since 2008Getty“I don’t think they can [do worse than this season]. I think he’d be alright. I wouldn’t mind him.”
With Spurs well on course for their worst season since 1977, it’s no surprise that replacements for Postecoglou are already being discussed.
The Australian still has a chance of silverware in the semi-finals of the Europa League against Bodo/Glimt, but questions over his future clearly won’t be going anywhere.
talkSPORT understands that chairman and decision maker Daniel Levy is an admirer of another promotion expert – Kieran McKenna, who took Ipswich from League One to the top flight in consecutive seasons.
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola is also high on Levy’s list, while Marco Silva and Thomas Frank, of Fulham and Brentford respectively, are other potential targets but both have hefty release clauses in their contracts.
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