Five Tottenham stars who could leave after Ange Postecoglou sacking amid 'player revolt'

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Tottenham could find themselves in danger of losing some key players this summer, following the announcement of Ange Postecoglou's sacking.

Despite leading Tottenham to the Europa League trophy just over two weeks ago, Postecoglou has been sacked by chairman Daniel Levy, with Spurs' poor Premier League form a key reason behind the decision to let the Australian go.

Spurs finished 17th in the Premier League and finished with a record 22 defeats from their 38 games in the top flight. Ultimately winning the Europa League was not enough to save Postecoglou from the sack, with Levy waiting until the emotion of that incredible triumph died down before wielding the axe.

The problem Spurs may find now, however, is that some players may well decide that their time in N17 is also up. A report in the Telegraph suggested Spurs faced a player revolt, with many angry at the decision to let Postecoglou go.

Postecoglou was close to his players and regularly protected them during a difficult spell in 2024/25. A number even came out and expressed their desire to see the Australian stay at the club amid all the talk of a decision being made to sack him.

So who could go? football.london takes a look below.

Cristian Romero

The Argentinian World Cup winner is the first person on the list, given his links with a transfer away from the club already.

Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid both hold an interest in the centre-back and could face a battle to sign him this summer now.

Speaking in the aftermath of the Europa League triumph in Bilbao, Romero's message was quite clear. "I have no doubt that staying together led us to success. We must continue; this is the path."

That path has now been changed by chairman Daniel Levy and Romero may well look to follow Postecoglou out of the Tottenham exit door.

Pedro Porro

The Spanish defender was another public advocate for Postecoglou staying at Spurs. In an interview with the Guardian, Porro said: "Him continuing would be good for the dressing room. He has built a very good group and coaches also need time. In the league things didn’t go well but he makes you win a trophy.

“That’s important too. The people in the dressing room with weight have to understand that.

"I’m not going to lie, it did impact me to see [people say] they were going to sack him to be honest. I’m very close to him. He’s been an important coach for me and it’s thanks to him that I have brought out my [best] football these two years."

Porro was the first Tottenham player to send a social media message to Postecoglou following his sacking.

Son Heung-min

The Tottenham captain had his contract with the club extended by a further year, meaning he is tied down to the club until the summer of 2026.

But there has been plenty of speculation around his future, with a number of Saudi Arabia Pro League clubs interested in signing the South Korean.

Postecoglou made Son the captain at Spurs and in doing so he became only the third Lilywhites skipper to lift a European trophy aloft.

He is a Spurs legend, but could be coming to the end of his time with the club, ten years on from joining.

Ben Davies

This is one that may not be linked to Postecoglou at all, but Ben Davies is out of contract in N17 this summer.

The Welshman's contract at Spurs expires at the end of June and there are no talks over a new deal according to the payer himself. Speaking on international duty he said: "I don’t think there is anything to update to be honest."

The new Spurs boss will have a big decision to make and will have to do so quickly, too.

Mathys Tel

The Frenchman was brought to the club by Postecoglou, on loan in January from Bayern Munich.

There was plenty of talk around Tel's future in the January transfer window with a number of clubs interested in signing him and he needed to be convinced to join Spurs.

Postecoglou was at the heart of that discussion to get Tel to N17 and now he has gone it may well be that Tel thinks he does not want to stay in north London.

Spurs do have an option to buy Tel permanently, but there is no update on if that will be taken up and the new boss will surely have to make that decision now.

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