Luis Enrique confirms he could have become Tottenham manager

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·13. August 2025

Luis Enrique confirms he could have become Tottenham manager

The Spanish manager was linked with several Premier League gigs before joining Ligue 1 giants

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Luis Enrique was offered the Tottenham manager job in 2023, the Spanish manager has revealed as his Paris Saint-Germain side prepare to face Spurs in the UEFA Super Cup.

The former Spain international, whose coaching career saw him win a treble with Barcelona in 2014-15 before a stint with his country’s national team, eventually opted to succeed Christophe Galtier at PSG’s helm two summers ago.

It would prove to be a managerial masterstroke by Les Parisiens, who were guided to a first-ever Champions League title in May to conclude Enrique’s second season in charge. That completed a continental treble, the first in history by a French club, and followed PSG’s domestic treble in the Spaniard’s debut campaign.

The Ligue 1 giants’ success in Europe’s premier cup competition has now pitted them against Spurs, the winners of last season’s Europa League, in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup, taking place in Italy on Wednesday, August 13.

But the faces in these two sides’ respective dug-outs may have looked very different had Enrique chosen an alternative path after leaving the Spanish national team job.

"There were some options in the last six months before I came to Paris and Tottenham was one of them," Enrique revealed this week. The 55-year-old was also linked with the top job at Manchester United after leaving his post as Spain manager in 2022.

But Erik ten Hag ended up at Old Trafford instead, with Ange Postecoglou then chosen as Antonio Conte’s successor in north London the following June and Enrique taking over at PSG a month later.

Postecoglou led Spurs to a first trophy in 17 years last season, beating United in the Europe League final, but his side also finished 17th in the Premier League following a year full of domestic low points. The Australian coach was subsequently relieved of his duties at the end of the campaign, with former Brentford boss Thomas Frank - Enrique’s opposite number on Wednesday night - brought in as his replacement.