Igor Tudor agrees deal to become Tottenham Hotspur interim coach

Igor Tudor has agreed to take charge of Tottenham until the end of the season after the sacking ofThomas Frank.

Tudor, the former Croatia and Juventus centre-back, emerged as the leading candidate for the role as Spurs assessed a range of options.

He is expected to be in place to take Spurs training at the start of the week, with his first game in charge the north London derby against Arsenal next Sunday.

The Croatian’s priority will be keeping Spurs in the Premier League after Thomas Frank was sacked with the club 16th in the table and just five points above the relegation zone.

There is a verbal agreement for Tudor to take over until the end of the season and only the final contractual details need to be sorted. He will fly back to his homeland from London before starting work.

Spurs will look to name a permanent successor to Frank in the summer after the Dane was sacked on Wednesday following Tuesday’s home defeat to Newcastle.

Tudor, who usually deploys a three-at-the-back formation, will take over a Spurs side who have won just two of their last 17 league games.

The 47-year-old has been out of work since October after being sacked by Juve, having also previously managed Lazio, Marseille, Galatasaray, and Udinese.