Tottenham asked John Heitinga to stay on as coach after Thomas Frank departed, but he left as he felt his situation was ‘pointless’ in north London.

The Dutchman was only appointed as a coach at Spurs in January, brought in to work under Thomas Frank after an unsuccessful spell in charge of Ajax.

His stay at Tottenham was very short, with Frank axed earlier this month after a string of poor performances and results.

Heitinga went with him, meaning he was a Spurs coach for just 32 days, leaving the club languishing in a relegation battle in the Premier League.

The former Netherlands international’s agent, Rob Jansen, claims that Tottenham wanted Heitinga to remain after Frank’s exit.

The coach even hoped he could step up to become manager, but the club decided he had not been around long enough to warrant that promotion.

Igor Tudor was brought in as interim manager, taking charge until the end of the season.

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