ANGE POSTECOGLOU is set for a massive payout if Tottenham decide to sack him. The Australian’s future is in huge doubt after Spurs lost for the sixth time in their last seven matches on Sunday.

Tottenham suffered a fifth consecutive Premier League defeat as they were beaten 2-1 by lowly Leicester at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium; Ange Postecoglou is under pressure but chairman Daniel Levy wa

However, Lyon have now agreed to hire the 51-year-old as a replacement for Pierre Sage, meaning another potential Postecoglou replacement is off the table for Tottenham as well as Kovac.

Another week in the Premier League, another Tottenham defeat. At what point do you start looking at the bottom trapdoor instead of the lofty skyscrapers that take you to European nights?

Tottenham have suffered injuries to the majority of their playing staff this season, and Antonin Kinsky being the only signing this month screams of indecision by Levy. There have been links to Man United’s Alejandro Garnacho, and PSG’s Milan Skriniar, but the latter has now joined Fenerbahce and the Garnacho links have disappeared.

Sacking Postecoglou would probably mean Levy turning to another temporary solution (two-time interim boss Ryan Mason is on the coaching staff), which history suggests would leave the club in stasis until a new permanent coach and another brand new project could begin in earnest.

Daniel Levy makes shock Ange Postecoglou sack decision at Tottenham after the 2-1 defeat at home against Leicester City.

The pressure is rising on Ange Postecoglou after Tottenham suffered their 12th defeat of the season at Everton; Spurs have lost 24 out of their last 50 games - winning just nine league games in nine months;

Both Manor Solomon and Bryan Gil, two forwards, are impressing on loan at Leeds and Girona, respectively, but Postecoglou ruled out recalling them this month to help the squad. Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell combined for 72 points in the defeat, losing three in a row for the first time this season.

Postecoglou is confident that Spurs' form will pick up once their injured players return to fitness, which also appears to be the calculation of embattled chairman Daniel Levy, with the club still yet to respond to the head coach's repeated pleas for new signings this month.

Tottenham are on a seven-match winless run in the Premier League but it is chairman Daniel Levy - not manager Ange Postecoglou - that is bearing the brunt of supporters' anger.