Roberto De Zerbi: Spurs appoint Italian as third head coach of the season on five-year contract

Tottenham have appointed Roberto De Zerbi as their third head coach of the season.

De Zerbi has agreed terms over a five-year contract with Spurs, currently one point above the Premier League's bottom three, which does not include a relegation release clause.

Spurs are fighting to avoid a first top-flight relegation since 1977 in the final seven games of the season.

De Zerbi's appointment "raises serious and far-reaching concerns", says the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust, because of his backing of Mason Greenwood when he was Marseille head coach.