Tottenham Hotspur look to have finally secured Justin Cochrane from Brentford, and now Thomas Frank’s new assistant could help them land a target from January.
Brentford wanted Justin Cochrane as their replacement for Thomas Frank, however, the former Spurs academy coach has now agreed to join the Dane in North London.
The highly rated coach arriving at Tottenham Hotspur is now a major boost for the Danish coach and his hopes of succeeding across the capital.
Now, Cochrane could recommend that the North London club attempt to sign one of his protégés whom he worked with at Manchester United.
Justin Cochrane reveals he coached Tottenham target Alejandro Garnacho at Man United
Cochrane has revealed that he coached United forward Alejandro Garnacho during his time as head of player development at the club.
The 43-year-old moved to United in June 2022, where he spent a year, before being offered the assistant manager role at Brentford.
During his time at Old Trafford, he worked with players like Garnacho, who, of course, has now gone on to play for the first team.
Speaking to The Happiness Index in 2024, Cochrane revealed: “In 2021, I joined Manchester United and I was the head of player development there, so I moved my family from North London up to Manchester, I’ve got three sons. There’s me with one of the players, Alejandro Garnacho, when he was in the youth team.”
This is quite interesting, as back in January, TBR Football revealed that Tottenham enquired about Garnacho when looking for attacking options.
That now leaves the question as to whether the Lilywhites could now return for the Argentine this summer as they hunt for new attackers.
Tottenham have looked at Eberechi Eze, Bryan Mbeumo and Antoine Semenyo as possible transfer targets for Frank’s squad.
United wanted £70 million for the 20-year-old back in January, but that price might now have fallen with Ruben Amorim reportedly telling him to find a new club.
How does Alejandro Garnacho compare to Tottenham’s current attackers?
Garnacho enjoyed quite a productive season at Old Trafford as he netted an impressive ten goals and got a further ten assists in 58 matches.
Son Heung-min, Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson were the only Spurs players to outscore the youngster last season as he demonstrated his ability for the Red Devils.
The Argentine international was so highly rated in United’s academy and Cochrane will be well aware of his talent.
There is every chance that the former United coach recommends Garnacho to Tottenham as he prepares to reunite with Frank.