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Evangelos Marinakis appoints manager considered by Tottenham and Bournemouth

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Tottenham and Bournemouth both came close to appointing new Olympiacos head coach Imanol Alguacil, talkSPORT understands. Alguacil took charge of the Greek giants earlier this week, as he was chosen by Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis to succeed Jose Luis Mendilibar following his brief tenure. Imanol Alguacil takes charge of Olympiacos having built a strong reputation in Spain In a manner which has become familiar, Marinakis axed Mendilibar just seven matches into the new season. The departing manager became the 25th coach dismissed by the Greek businessman, who also owns Forest and Rio Ave, in 16 years. Hours later, his successor was revealed to be Alguacil, who carved out a strong reputation during his seven years in charge of Real Sociedad. The 55-year-old led the Basque outfit between 2018 and 2025, during which time he won the Copa del Rey in 2020 – the club’s first trophy in 34 years . Having taken on Sociedad as a mid-table LaLiga outfit, Alguacil went on to European

First report: Tottenham and Bournemouth came close to signing LaLiga boss praised by Jose Mourinho, Luis Enrique and Diego Simeone — thesun.co.uk, 4d