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Swansea City boss Steve Cooper is reportedly being considered by Tottenham as a permanent successor to Jose Mourinho.

Mourinho was sacked yesterday and, according to The Telegraph, Cooper is among the replacements being considered by the north London club.

But would he be a good appointment for Spurs? And is ready for such a big job?

We quizzed our FLW writers...

George Dagless

I'd be surprised by this to be honest.

I think Cooper is a good manager that plays attractive football and has a keen eye on developing youngsters so in many ways he is the sort of modern coach clubs should be looking at.

However, I just think it's a little early for him to be heading to Spurs with no Premier League or top flight experience so far and I would say he needs to achieve that first with either Swansea or another club lower down the Premier League table.

A good manager, though, and one that could get there eventually.

Chris Thorpe

I think it would be a huge step up for Cooper and it wouldn’t be a transition that would happen naturally.

The size of the job at Spurs and the increased expectation could weigh heavy on his shoulders.

I don’t think he is ready to make such a dramatic step up and would be much better suited to staying at Swansea City.

I’m sure Spurs will go for a more high-profile coach who has greater experience of managing at the top level.

Ben Wignall

I think this would be too big of a jump far too soon for Cooper.

There's no doubting that he's done a lot of good at Swansea since he arrived there in 2019 and he's very good at coaching young players, however going into a club like Spurs who have a lot of massive egos in the dressing room will be tough for a relative novice in the game.

Spurs definitely need a fresh approach but it would make far more sense for them to target someone with experience in European football than someone like Cooper.

Cooper will definitely be in a Premier League job within the next couple of years, if not sooner, however I don't think Tottenham Hotspur would be right for him.