Tottenham Hotspur may now have a chance to land Marco Neppe – but a move to North London has become much more complicated in recent months.
Tottenham had to reshuffle their recruitment department when Fabio Paratici was hit with a worldwide ban by FIFA.
Spurs searched for a new off-field leader and they went for Johan Lange, tempting him away from Premier League rivals Aston Villa.
Lange has already pounced to land former Aston Villa scout Rob Mackenzie, bringing him back to Tottenham having previously been a Spurs scout.
It’s unclear if more changes will come, but one man Tottenham were interested in over the summer is now becoming available…
Marco Neppe to leave Bayern Munich after Tottenham Hotspur interest
Reports over the summer indicated that Tottenham had made contact to try and land Bayern Munich’s Marco Neppe.
Neppe serves as Bayern’s technical director, meaning he ended up playing a key role in the signing of Harry Kane from Tottenham.
Neppe is also credited with being a part in Bayern’s moves for Alphonso Davies, Jamal Musiala and Mathys Tel over the years.
The 37-year-old is now poised to leave Bayern though with Fabrizio Romano reporting that his exit will be with ‘immediate effect’.
Former RB Leipzig and Borussia Monchengladbach man Max Eberl is heading to Bayern and Neppe is now leaving the club.
Neppe is bound to attract plenty of interest and Tottenham have certainly shown their admiration in the past, viewing him as a potential Paratici replacement.
Now available and out of work, Neppe could still be on the Tottenham radar – but a move now seems pretty complicated.
Neppe’s role as technical director at Bayern is exactly the same role Tottenham gave to Lange.
Maybe there is a way in which Neppe and Lange can work together, but would Neppe really move to Spurs and – most probably – take on a lesser role than the one he had at Bayern?
That seems unlikely and Spurs seem wedded to Lange for the long term, especially having already given him permission to land Mackenzie from Villa.
The setup now centres around Lange and bringing in another executive like may Neppe may only muddy the waters.
We can’t see a Spurs move happening now, and Tottenham may even see Neppe land a move elsewhere with other Premier League clubs surely interested in him after his work at Bayern.
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