Thomas Frank has the small matter of trying to find his perfect Son Heung-min replacement in his new-look Tottenham team. The South Korean bid farewell to his Spurs teammates on Sunday after their pre-season friendly against Newcastle United ahead of his upcoming transfer to MLS side LAFC.
Son has been a major player for the Lilywhites since joining from Bayer Leverkusen 10 years ago and Tottenham have quite the task on their hands trying to find an alternative. It would appear that a new left-winger is not something they will be targeting in the transfer market, however.
football.london understands that the club are looking for a No.10 and a new senior centre-back in the transfer window to bolster Frank's squad. So who are the options on the left available to the Dane in his squad at present? football.london takes a look below.
Wilson Odobert
football.london reported on Tuesday that Frank has taken a big shine to Wilson Odobert in their short time together so far. The Frenchman started on the left in last week's 1-0 win over Arsenal and he caused Ben White some problems with his running down the wing.
Odobert showed glimpses of his quality last season but his debut campaign at Tottenham was plagued by injury. The youngster will be hoping to make a real impact this term and his place in Frank's starting XI could become clear very soon with the UEFA Super Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain eight days away.
Mathys Tel
Mathys Tel certainly gives Frank options due to his ability to play from the left flank and also as a striker. Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of the Arsenal game, Frank admitted that Tel "is a winger but can also play as a striker".
That is a big indication that Tel will be mainly used from the left once Frank has all his striker options available to him.
Richarlison
Whereas Frank sees Tel as a winger who can play as a striker, it is the other way around when it comes to Richarlison. Speaking at his pre-match press conference last week about his options out wide, Frank stated: "Richarlison, I see him more as a striker that can also play to the side."
Richarlison may well play second fiddle to Dominic Solanke this season but he is a very good option to bring off the bench when required. He also displayed in the Europa League final that he can have a huge impact from out wide, although we may not see too much of him there if Frank's comments are anything to go by.
Brennan Johnson
Brennan Johnson predominantly plays from the right but Mohammed Kudus' move to the club could possibly see him shift over to the other side. The 24-year-old has experience of operating from the left and he may add to that this season if he's not going to be used in his strongest position.
Mohammed Kudus
Kudus has made a real impression in his first few games for Tottenham since making the move from West Ham. He has been a major threat from the right and the hope will be that is the case when it comes to the new Premier League season.
Kudus can play from the left if required but it makes sense to keep him on the opposite side of the pitch given the impact he makes from there.
Manor Solomon
It is not clear yet what the future holds for Manor Solomon at Tottenham after a standout season on loan at Leeds United. The winger was not part of the squad for the summer tour of Asia due to injury and he will want to return ASAP to make his case to the new head coach.
All will become clear in the weeks ahead.
Yang Min-hyeok
Yang Min-hyeok is on course to head out on loan again to help his development after time on loan at QPR in the second half of last season. The South Korean can play as a left-winger but he may have to bide his time for that to be the case at Tottenham with another temporary switch in the offing.
Bryan Gil
It has just not worked out for Bryan Gil at Tottenham and you would imagine a permanent exit comes to fruition this summer. The Spaniard is currently working his way back to fitness from injury and was not part of the squad for the tour of Asia.