Tottenham confirm appointment of Roberto De Zerbi as new head coach

• Italian is brought in to replace interim coach Igor Tudor

• De Zerbi is tasked with saving club from relegation

Tottenham have confirmed the appointment of Roberto De Zerbi as their new head coach. The London club have given him a five-year contract but all eyes are on the remainder of this season when he has been charged with keeping them in the Premier League. Spurs are one point and one place above the relegation zone with seven matches to play – the next of which is at Sunderland on Sunday week.

“I am delighted to be joining this fantastic football club, which is one of the biggest and most prestigious in the world,” De Zerbi said. “In all my discussions with the club’s leadership, their ambition for the future has been clear – to build a team capable of reaching great achievements and to do that playing a style of football that excites and inspires our supporters. I am here because I believe in that ambition.”