So who do they turn to next?
Tottenham Hotspur's search for a new manager is becoming more desperate by the day after Paulo Fonseca and then Gennaro Gattuso were added to the lengthening list of coaches who've either rejected them or proved the wrong fit.
With just a couple of weeks until the start of pre-season, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and new managing director Fabio Paratici appear no closer to finding Jose Mourinho's permanent successor.
Tottenham have decided against appointing Gennaro Gattuso as their new manager
It came after talks with ex-Roma manager Paulo Fonseca collapsed on Thursday afternoon
Mourinho was sacked back in April with Ryan Mason steering the club through to the end of the campaign but a string of big name managers have since rebuffed their interest.