Tottenham Hotspur fans remain skeptical that Thomas Frank is the right manager to lead the club to its future direction, and although Spurs are coming off another humiliating defeat by 3-0 to Nottingham Forest, the club does not seem to be entertaining any thoughts of moving on from the Danish coach - at least, not any time soon.
Looking ahead, Tottenham are preparing for the January transfer window, and there is a strong expectation from Spurs supporters that the club will be among the most active teams in the Premir League. With breakout wingers like Antoine Semenyo and Iliman Ndiaye potentially available whlie rumors swirl around young Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford, there are plenty of incredible options available if Spurs take the initiative.
According to a new report from Tom Allnutt of The Sunday Times, Thomas Frank has made it clear to Tottenham Hotspur that he wants to the club to sign players this winter who are experienced and will immediately help his best starting lineup for the second half of the 2025/26 Premier League campaign. Per the report, more experienced does not necessarily mean older players, but rather players who have a track record and can move the needle for the club.
Ange Postecoglou got nothing
If this transfer news update sounds eerily familiar to any Tottenham supporters reading this, then that is because it 100 percent is. This is the exact same transfer request Frank's predecessor Ange Postecoglou had of the club, and yet he received absolutely nothing from Spurs and was instead fired months later.
Although Postecoglou was a poor manager who sent Spurs into a historically poor 17th placed finish and failed even more miserably for the same Sean Dyche led Nottingham Forest that torched Spurs this past Sunday, it is nonetheless notable and a bit of a slap in the face that Spurs are at the exact same point a year later in January with Frank.
And the thing is, Frank did get the players Postecoglou did not. Frank got to benefit from the signings of Joao Palhinha, Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons, and even Randal Kolo Muani as four players with strong track records - and all but Kudus were already playing for perennial Champions League sides.
Frank is not wrong for wanting the players he wants to upgrade the Spurs squad this winter, and it would be foolish for Tottenham not to oblige. But Postecoglou has to sit there laughing in a form of sick contempt at Frank requesting exactly what he did - and what he did not get.