Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the appointment of Igor Tudor as interim head coach until the end of the season. The Athletic reported on Friday that the north London side had verbally agreed a deal to appoint the former Juventus, Marseille and Galatasaray head coach, on a contract until the summer without an option to make the move permanent.

Tudor was most recently at Juventus on his tour of European leagues that has included good winning percentages but just one stop over 48 games.

Tottenham Hotspur appointed former Juventus coach Igor Tudor as interim manager until the end of the season, the Premier League side said on Saturday after sacking Thomas Frank with the team five points above the relegation zone.

Tottenham have endured a difficult season in the Premier League, with the club winning just seven of their 26 matches in the competition. They are stranded in the bottom half of the league table, only five points clear of 18th-placed West Ham United.

Spurs have been handed a potential concern over the return of the Argentine, while Tudor is already making big statements about what fans of the north London can expect from his playing style

As well as improving the team's form, interim boss Igor Tudor has been brought in to try and "correct" the side's disciplinary issues, says Serie A writer for The Athletic James Horncastle. Former Juventus manager Tudor joined the club on an interim basis for the remainder of the season following the sacking of Thomas Frank.

If, like me, you hate being forced to watch a video when you could more quickly read several paragraphs of text, here’s a full transcript of Tudor’s comments from the video. “ [It’s a] big challenge for me,