John Heitinga among the options being considered to replace Thomas Frank at Tottenham Hotspur

John Heitinga is among the options being considered to replace Thomas Frank at Tottenham Hotspur , according to The Times . The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium club sacked Frank this morning and are looking at replacements ahead of the North London derby against Arsenal on February 22. Spurs could give Heitinga the job on a short-term basis, and the Dutchman took first-team training this morning.

The 42-year-old became Tottenham assistant head coach in January and has much-needed managerial experience having twice been in charge at Ajax . He was an interim manager at the Eredivisie club for the second half of the 2022-23 season before becoming permanent head coach ahead of 2025-26. Heitinga was sacked last November, returning to the Premier League to work with Tottenham having worked as assistant manager at West Ham United in 2023-24 and at Liverpool last season.

It remains to be seen whether he will get the job as Spurs are expected to make an interim appointment until the end of the season.