The club’s abysmal domestic campaign has meant Tottenham have started the process of identifying candidates to succeed the Australian before the 2025/26 campaign.
Indeed, it is widely accepted Postecoglou’s tenure would almost certainly have ended had they lost to United in Bilbao.
But they didn’t. And therein may lie a quandary for Levy.
Should they lose on Sunday, 22 league defeats would be unacceptable for a club with Tottenham’s squad and resources.
In usual circumstances, the manager would take the rap for that and relieved of his duties.
But these aren’t usual circumstances. Postecoglou has succeeded where so many – including Mauricio Pochettino, Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte – have failed.
Aside from the glory, victory in Bilbao meant Spurs have qualified for the Champions League, the financial and reputational benefits of that achievement are well-documented.
Many of those supporters who’d given up on Postecoglou just a few weeks ago were singing his name at the club’s trophy parade on Friday.
In the space of a 90-plus minutes on Wednesday night, the 59-year-old has managed to alter the narrative and galvanise a fanbase who had been down on their haunches for so long.
So with that in mind, you wonder how much public opinion and the swathes of affection thrown in Postecoglou’s direction over the previous four days will influence Levy.
While the case for keeping Postecoglou would have been a hard sell had they lost the final, there is certainly a far stronger argument for it now.
Even those who had become so disenchanted by his reign would surely accept there should at least be a conversation over whether he deserves to start a third season at Tottenham.
