Blackburn are expected to continue their pursuit of Tim Sherwood despite Tottenham rejecting the Championship club’s attempt to make him their manager.
Spurs are believed to have turned down Blackburn’s request to speak to Sherwood, who played for both clubs and now oversees the development of younger players in his role as technical co-ordinator at White Hart Lane.
Sherwood is highly regarded by Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy and the London club will fight hard to retain his services, yet Blackburn remain confident that Sherwood’s successful career with the club — he captained them to the Premier League title in 1995 — will prove decisive.
Sherwood was brought to Tottenham by former manager Harry Redknapp in October 2008 and his influence has grown steadily during that time, even though he is unlikely to win the race for the director of football post Levy is keen to fill.
