It won't be long at all until Ange Postecoglou starts to get down to work with his Tottenham squad at Hotspur Way. Now approaching the midway point in June, the start of pre-season training and the club's tour of Australia and Asia are inching ever closer.
Prior to the return of the playing squad to their Enfield training base, confirmation of Postecoglou's backroom team is required with no official announcement yet on who will join him in the Spurs dugout. football.london understands that Ryan Mason is expected to remain on his staff after finishing last season as Tottenham's acting head coach.
Mason is understood to have been impressed by the Australian after they spoke last Friday and, despite interest from clubs across Europe and in the Championship, the 32-year-old is expected at this stage to take up an offer from Postecoglou to remain at the club and become part of his coaching staff. Moving to Celtic Park two years ago without any of his own coaching team, the former Australia boss has previously admitted that he tends to arrive on his own and that he likes to give other young coaches a chance to work with him and open doors for others as he knows opportunities can be limited in the game.
