There may not be a more inept manager in the Premier League right now than Thomas Frank, and just when it seems like he cannot sink any lower as the on the pitch leader of Tottenham Hotspur, he somehow manages to fall below those low expectations.
Star center back Cristian Romero has been openly disgruntled with Spurs over the last several months, but his thoughts only reflect how everyone in the fan base and every player at the club feels about the team's horrendous leadership and lack of standards.
There is no ambition at the club, so players like Romero who are serial winners outside of Tottenham - he literally won the World Cup with Argentina - are naturally going to be upset. And that is especially the case when Romero decided to re-sign with Tottenham and take on the club captaincy after Son Heung-min when he could have easily joined up with, say, Real Madrid this past summer.
The Cristian Romero rumors are troubling
Now, there are very serious transfer rumors circling around about Romero potentially leaving the club again, and Gaston Edul has even reported that Cristian Romero WILL be leaving Tottenham Hotspur this coming summer transfer window after publicly denouncing the club's latest debacle of a winter transfer window.
Instead of dissuading those rumors or assuaging the fan base that Romero will not be going anywhere, Thomas Frank, at a press conference prior to a huge game for Tottenham against Manchester United, literally said out loud that he has "no clue" what will happen to Romero after making cryptic remarks about him being dealt "internal" discipline.
Frank said of Romero when asked if the Argentinian superstar will be back for th 2026/27 season, via The Spurs Express, âThatâs a question I have no idea about. Right now he is the captain, he has a long-term contract and we signed a new contract with him.â
What an absurd thing to say and yet another foot in mouth moment from Frank, who is both the worst manager on the pitch and off the pitch in the Premier League right now. He is literally talking about his captain and best player as if he were a one off loanee whom he had no clue what the future would hold for.
This might be an appropriate response if asked about Randal Kolo Muani, and yet he is so flippant about Romero's status. It is understandable to play coy or be vague about a hot button issue, but instead of saying "no clue", Frank could have easily said, "I know I want him back" or "He is very important to us and we need to keep him". Instead, he just said, "I have no idea," and, in other words, "I don't care, moving on". Hopefully, instead of Romero, Frank will be the one moving on.