Roberto De Zerbi says he will stay at Tottenham Hotspur even if the club are relegated to the Championship on the final day of the 2025-26 Premier League season. The Spurs manager made the pledge after Tuesday night’s trip to Chelsea ended without the result that could have all but preserved their top-flight status.
“Yes, I confirm everything,” De Zerbi said, adding that it remains an honor to coach Tottenham “even if on Sunday we play for th.”
The message matters because Spurs are back in control of their own destiny with Everton due at N17 on Sunday afternoon. A point will be enough for Tottenham unless West Ham United beat Leeds United by 12 goals at the London Stadium, a scenario that keeps the margin for error thin but real.
De Zerbi was brought in on a five-year contract after Igor Tudor’s 44-day tenure ended with a 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest. He had left Marseille in February after 18 tumultuous months, and Spurs have won twice under his watch. There had been skepticism about whether he would remain if he could not keep the club up, which makes his public commitment more than a routine vote of confidence.
For Tottenham, the stakes are stark. The club missed a chance to all but preserve its status in midweek, and Sunday now decides whether the season ends in relief or in a fall to the second tier. For De Zerbi, the job is no longer about promising a rescue; it is about proving he means what he said when the pressure was at its worst.
