P45 for Pleat as Spurs huntfor manager

TOTTENHAM have cleared the way for the appointment of a top coach to finally replace Glenn Hoddle, by sacking David Pleat from his role of director of football and bringing in Frank Arnesen from PSV Eindhoven as sporting director.

Some would-be candidates for the team-manager's job had expressed concern at working with Pleat.

But chairman Daniel Levy can now pursue his main targets to run the north London side next season with Celtic's Martin O'Neill and Charlton's Alan Curbishley among leading contenders.