Before hiring Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the 60-year-old, who is President of Besiktas, told Tivibu Spor: “Edin Terzic was one of our foreign alternatives. In the meeting, he said he was expecting an agreement with Tottenham.”

With Timo Werner, Brennan Johnson and Wilson Odobert also injured, that left Spurs desperately short of attacking options for this game. Postecoglou’s solution was to start Son Heung-Min through the middle as the number 9, a position he struggles with now, especially given his inability to hold the ball up.

Ange Postecoglou saw his Tottenham side lose 3-2 at Everton on Sunday, as Spurs remain 15th in the Premier League table after a run of five defeats in their last six league games. Tottenham's fans in the away end were chanting 'we want Levy out' as they shared their displeasure at the performance and the current situation with the squad.