Sean Dyche spells out Tottenham truth after manager links - 'What would I gain?'

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Sean Dyche insists that no amount of money could've made him take the Tottenham job - although he admits he was never contacted about the vacancy.

The former Burnley and Nottingham Forest boss is out of a job having been axed at the City Ground earlier this season. The north Londoners moved on from Igor Tudor last month with the team facing a genuine threat of relegation and needing a new manager.

They moved quick to land Roberto De Zerbi, handing him a staggering five-year deal and making him one of the Premier League's highest paid managers. Dyche would not have accepted had the phone rang however, maintaining that no figure would've changed his mind.

The 53-year-old was reportedly on the club's radar given his impressive track record at keeping clubs in the top flight, but wouldn't have let finances drive his decision as he felt there was little to gain from taking charge of Tottenham.

He told talkSport : "They could offer me a massive amount of money, I’m sure they’re capable of it and allegedly they’ve offered [Roberto] De Zerbi a massive amount of money.

"It would have been about what are you [Spurs] going to help me gain as a human being. What would I gain? Let's say you go in there and get the job done [not get relegated], then next season if you’re not in the top four and the football’s not what they want, then you're rubbish and they want you out.

"So you’re not going to gain a lot there, are you? And that’s if you get the job done, because it’s not easy. If you don’t get the job done, then somehow it’s on my neck that I took Tottenham down."

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Tottenham have been ever presents in the Premier League , but have endured a steep decline this season and are without a league win throughout 2026. Their most recent loss at the hands of Nottingham Forest, who left the capital as 3-0 winners, sounded major alarm bells.

The club's hierarchy had already sacked Thomas Frank and bought in Tudor, but he picked up just one point during his tenure, prompting them to make another change. De Zerbi's first game in charge will see him takes his Tottenham side to Sunderland .