It's been a crazy few weeks for Tottenham Hotspur.
After delivering the North Londoners their first piece of major silverware for 17 years, it was announced that Ange Postecoglou was sacked on Friday afternoon.
While the timing of the decision may feel harsh, it's not that difficult to see why Daniel Levy and Co made it, as the Australian had won just 47 of 101 games in charge of the club.
While nothing has been officially announced at the moment, it is looking more and more likely that the next man in the Lilywhites hot seat will be Thomas Frank, and based on other reports, he's already told the club to sign someone who'd be a dream Brennan Johnson upgrade.
Tottenham's transfer targets
Now that Spurs appear to have identified their new manager, it's worth looking at some of the talented players they've been linked with in recent weeks and months, such as Eberichi Eze and Xavi Simons.
The former enjoyed a superb season with Crystal Palace this year in which he helped the team win the FA Cup and racked up a tally of 14 goals and 11 assists in just 43 games, in turn, more than justifying the £68m release clause reportedly in his current deal.
Likewise, Simons managed to score 11 goals and provide eight assists in 33 games for RB Leipzig this season and would cost around as much as the Englishman at £65m.
However, to really upgrade on Johnson this summer, Tottenham would need to sign an out-and-out rightwinger, someone like Bryan Mbeumo.
Well, according to a recent report from the Mirror, that might be what they end up doing.
The report claims that Frank has instructed Spurs that he wants the club to sign the Cameroon international and make him his first summer acquisition.
To do that, the North Londoners would have to stump up a fee of around £60m and, more crucially, hijack Manchester United's now well-documented efforts to bring him to Old Trafford.
It could be a complicated transfer to get over the line, but one well worth fighting for, as Mbeumo would be the ideal upgrade on Johnson.
How Mbeumo compares to Johnson
Now, while Mbeumo can play up top or even as a second striker, his most played and unquestionably best position is off the right, which would put him in direct competition with Jonnson next season.
So, with that said, who comes out on top when we compare the two?
Well, when it comes to their raw output, it's actually the often "unplayable" Brentford star, as dubbed by Frank, who comes out on top, with 20 goals and nine assists in 42 appearances, totalling 3577 minutes, which comes out to an average of a goal involvement every 1.44 games, or every 123.34 minutes.
In contrast, the former Nottingham Forest star scored 18 goals and provided seven assists in 51 appearances, totalling 3316 minutes, which comes out to a less impressive average of a goal involvement every 2.04 games, or every 132.64 minutes.
Unfortunately for the Welsh international, the one-sided nature of this comparison only grows when we take a look under the hood at their underlying numbers.
For example, the "incredible" Bees star, as dubbed by Frank, comes out ahead in the vast majority of relevant metrics, such as progressive passes and carries, shot and goal-creating actions, shots on target, successful take-ons, expected assists and many, many more, all per 90.
Ultimately, even though Johnson enjoyed a decent campaign for Spurs this season, Mbeumo is the superior winger in every measurable way.
Therefore, the club should do everything possible to sign the Brentford star this summer and reunite him with their soon-to-be-manager in North London.