Ange Postecoglou Snubbed by Champions League Club After Turning Down Huge Offer

Ange Postecoglou recently turned down a 'huge offer’ to replace Jose Mourinho as Fenerbahce head coach amid links with a Champions League side – but the club in question have opted to go for another head coach instead of the Australian.

Postecoglou, 60, has managed in Scotland with Celtic, Japan with Yokohama F. Marinos, Australia as Socceroos’ boss and most recently in England with Spurs.

The 60-year-old guided Tottenham to a fifth-place finish in the 2023/24 campaign but failed to build on the position the following season as the north London club finished 17^th in 2024/25.

However, the Australian may have thought his blushes had been spared when he led Spurs to their first major trophy in 17 years with victory over Manchester United in the Europa League final.

But just 16 days later, he was sacked and remains without a managerial role three months on.

Ange Postecoglou won the 2025 Europa League with Spurs (Credit:Getty)

Last week, it was reported by Turkish journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu (via Sport Witness) that the 60-year-old had turned down an offer to replace Jose Mourinho as Fenerbahce boss following the Portuguese’s sacking.

It was claimed that Postecoglou held talks with the Istanbul club before turning down an offer due him still having ambitions of managing in a top-five European league.

Also last week, Ange’s name was reported discussed by Bayer Leverkusen after Erik ten Hag parted ways with the Bundesliga side after just two league matches in charge.

On September 3, journalist Fabrizio Romano wrote: “Ange Postecoglou, emerging as an option for both Bayer Leverkusen and Fenerbahçe looking for new head coach. Former Spurs manager discussed as a name at both clubs ahead of the decision.”

However, it has since emerged that former Denmark head coach Kasper Hjulmand is now the favourite to fill the vacancy left by Ten Hag.

Kasper Hjulmand is set to become Bayer Leverkusen head coach (Credit:Getty)

On Monday (September 8), German outlet Kicker reported that Leverkusen have reached “an agreement in principle” for Hjulmand to become their next head coach.

The 53-year-old previously endured an unsuccessful spell in Germany in 2014/15 when he was manager of Mainz.

Hjulmand has since guided Denmark to relative success and helped the side reach the semi-final of Euro 2020 (held in 2021).