Frank says Brentford goodbyes, Tottenham announcement could be made in hours
Thomas Frank has bid his farewells at Brentford as he prepares to join Tottenham.
The Dane will go down as perhaps Brentford’s greatest ever manager after guiding the Bees into the Premier League before building them up into a mid-table side.
Frank’s feat is all the more impressive considering the West London side’s relative size and financial power is dwarfed by most of the other clubs in the English top flight.
The 51-year-old’s achievements have been noticed by Daniel Levy, who has earmarked Frank as the leading candidate to fill the vacancy left by Ange Postecoglou’s departure, with Tottenham set to make an announcement shortly after the latest developments.
Tottenham set to meet Brentford’s release clause
There has been speculation over whether Levy would consent to Brentford’s hefty release clause for Frank, set at £10m, given his aversion to spending over the odds.
The Bees were approached by Chelsea last season for their manager, and knew he would be in high demand this summer after the sterling job he continues to do.
| Competition | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points Per Game |
| Premier League | 152 | 54 | 38 | 60 | 1.32 |
| FA Cup | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.21 |
| Carabao Cup | 19 | 13 | – | 6 | 2.05 |
As reported by the Hounslow Herald on Monday (9 June), Tottenham are set to meet Brentford’s release clause in the coming hours.
The Danish manager said his goodbyes at the club on Monday morning as he prepares for a switch across the capital.
It will be an emotional exit for Frank, who will see his move spell the end of an eight-and-a-half-year association with Brentford, having arrived as an assistant head coach in December 2016.
Frank will have his work cut out at Tottenham
The appeal of joining a club the size of Tottenham is obvious, but it will by no means be an easy ride for the well-regarded Dane.
He will first have to compete with a fractured squad, most of whose loyalties still lie with Postecoglou and could be veering towards an exit.
He will also have the unenviable task of having to impress Levy, who has shown to be a very demanding and difficult person to please.
Frank will also have to compete in the UEFA Champions League, a competition he has no experience of, with his first game a daunting UEFA Super Cup fixture against Paris Saint-Germain.