Former Tottenham Hotspur winger Andros Townsend is urging chairman Daniel Levy to hand Ryan Mason the job as Spurs head coach on a permanent basis.
Spurs, who will kick off their 2021/22 Premier League campaign at home to Manchester City, have now been without a permanent head coach for over two months following Jose Mourinho's sacking on April 19.
Levy has explored various avenues to source the Portuguese chief's replacement, but he has been unable to strike a deal, meaning the situation remains unresolved.
A number of names have been linked with the job or been on the brink of landing the role, including former Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte, former Roma chief Paulo Fonseca and even former AC Milan and Napoli boss Gennaro Gattuso.
However, with no deal having to come to fruition with any of those linked with the role, former Spurs ace Townsend, who is still on the books of Crystal Palace, believes Mason should be handed the reins on a permanent basis after replacing Mourinho as caretaker last term.
Townsend told talkSPORT: "I’ve had enough, just give it to Mason and get on with it. Give it to him for a year, see how he gets on and then reassess next summer.
"If you were going to get a top manager in, fair enough, [Erik] Ten Haag, [Mauricio] Pochettino, Conte, but after Conte turned it down it was clear nobody wanted the job.
"If you’re going down to Gattuso, there’s clearly nothing else out there.
"So if nobody wants the job, give it to a man in Ryan Mason who dealt with everything well under the circumstances.
"He dealt with all the European Super League fallout, he fronted the Harry Kane fallout on his own and ended the season well with Spurs by getting them into Europe… ish.
"He deserves a fair crack at it and hopefully Daniel Levy does look into giving Ryan another go at it next season."
After being handed the opportunity to take charge of his boyhood club in mid-April, Mason guided Spurs to four wins from seven matches in all competitions, with all four of those victories coming in the Premier League.
His second game in charge saw him lose the Carabao Cup final to Manchester City, going down 1-0 at Wembley.
