Tottenham Hotspur face a crucial summer transfer window, but there is one huge factor working to their advantage, which ensures that Thomas Frank and the club’s recruitment team will see eye-to-eye regarding their transfer priorities.
While Spurs fans would be sick of the word ‘rebuild’, given how many times they have seen it over the last six years, that is exactly what is in store this summer in N17.
The club are set to begin a new era under Frank, who will want to put his imprint on the squad that he inherited from Ange Postecoglou.
According to various reports, Tottenham are expected to make as many as five signings this window, while several players are also expected to head out of the door in what could be another summer of massive change.
Why Thomas Frank may get what he wants this summer
At times in the past at Tottenham, there has been a feeling that the players signed by the club are not always the ones that the managers have asked for.
The most famous example is that of Antonio Conte publicly admitting that Djed Spence was “a club signing” soon after the full-back arrived at Spurs.
However, if BBC Sport are to be believed, that is not expected to happen this summer due to Frank’s existing relationship with a senior Spurs figure.
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The outlet says that one of the reasons Daniel Levy was attracted to the former Brentford coach is because of his long-standing relationship with Tottenham’s technical director, Johan Lange.
The report claims that Lange and Frank hold a very similar view in terms of the profile of players needed to take Spurs forward.
One source inside the club is quoted as saying, “There’s a synergy there” between the pair, which bodes well for the Lilywhites in what will be a crucial transfer window.
Tottenham are already taking steps to give Frank the players he wants
It was reported earlier this week that Frank had urged Tottenham to hijack Man United’s deal for Bryan Mbeumo.
It looks like the North Londoners are wasting no time in trying to make the Dane’s wishes come true if reports over the past 24 hours are to be believed.