Spurs are back to square one if their search for a new manager.
Their initial top target was Julian Nagelsmann, but the 33-year old RB Leipzig manager has agreed to take over from Hansi Flick at Bayern Munich next season.
Attention then switched to Erik Ten Hag of Ajax, who has just steered his side to the Eredivisie side again.
However, the 61 year old Dutchman is now out 9of the running as well after agreeing a contract extension with the Amsterdam club until 2023.
It means that Daniel Levy will need to spread his net wider to find the right candidate to replace Jose Mourinho, who was sacked at the end of last month.
Ryan Mason has been laced in charge of the team until the end of the season ,and he won his first game in charge on Sunday as his side overwhelmed already relegated Sheffield United.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.