They wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “We are close to Igor Tudor and his family. Juventus joins in the grief for the passing of his father.” Shortly after the disheartening result against Forest, Tudor was excused from his press conference responsibilities.

Tudor’s assistant, Bruno Saltor, addressed the media instead and offered an update on his colleague.

“It’s a personal family issue and obviously it’s a difficult moment for him,” he said. “I’m just trying to support the best way we can.”

Spurs were handed a bitter defeat by their relegation competitors, with Forest now sitting above them in the Premier League table. The defeat intensified fears of Tottenham’s possible relegation to the Championship, who have now gone 13 league fixtures without a victory.

“The players got affected by the rhythm of the game and we couldn’t find that rhythm to create more chances,” Saltor added. “The first half, the first 44 minutes I thought were good, really good, creating chances, getting into the box. In the second half, probably, we were unable to deal with the weight of the game.

“I think in the small details, I thought for 44 minutes in the first half we were the better team.”

Saltor held a similar role in the dugout during Graham Potter’s tenure at Chelsea.

Tudor has also face called to be replaced for the final seven league games of the season

Former Spurs boss Tim Sherwood revealed that he would be willing to take over if asked by the club’s hierarchy.

He told Sky Sports News: “I don’t think it’s too late, I would keep them in the Premier League. I believe that someone with common sense keeps them in the Premier League, they have the quality to be able to do it.

“You have to get them feeling good again, you have to get the confidence in the group, and you don’t get confidence by playing (Cristian) Romero, if you’re Xavi Simons and you’re playing Romero as a right winger and Xavi Simons just had his best game in a Tottenham shirt against Atletico Madrid.

“Xavi must be saying, ‘What have I done? You’re playing someone out of position in my position where I’ve just played very well.’”