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According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur are ‘set to complete’ a deal to appoint Brentford boss Thomas Frank after ‘hitting an awkward roadblock’.

Frank quickly emerged as the frontrunner to replace Ange Postecoglou after Spurs announced the former head coach’s inevitable exit earlier this month.

It was widely reported that the former Celtic boss would be sacked ‘regardless’ of the Europa League outcome, with their win over Manchester United deemed not enough to save his job after Tottenham finished 17th in the Premier League.

Once his exit was formalised, Spurs stepped up their interest in Frank after also being linked with Marco Silva, Oliver Glasner and Andoni Iraola.

Earlier this week, a report revealed that Frank had reached an ‘agreement’ with Spurs, who still needed to come to terms with Brentford for the Danish head coach, who has a £10m release clause.

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On Thursday, a report from talkSPORT revealed Spurs had ‘hit an awkward roadblock’ in talks with Brentford and this centred on the ‘tug-of-war’ over highly-rated coach Justin Cochrane.

Brentford ‘wanted’ to keep Cochrane and even ‘shortlisted’ him as a potential replacement for Frank, who has been pushing for the coach to follow him to Spurs.

Shortly after this update emerged, The Athletic’s David Ornstein revealed Spurs are ‘set’ to ‘complete’ a deal for Frank as they are ‘to seal the appointment after managing to secure the highly-rated Justin Cochrane as his assistant’.

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The Athletic’s report adds:

‘Spurs agreed terms with Frank following thehttps://www.football365.com/news/man-utd-tottenham-blow-mbeumo-four-rea… departure of Ange Postecoglou and contacted Brentford earlier this week to hold talks relating to compensation and staff.

‘The deal was held up by the situation of Cochrane, who Brentford wanted to keep and had admiration from elsewhere — but he decided to join Tottenham.’

Frank could also be joined at Tottenham by a Brentford player as the north London club are interested in Bryan Mbeumo.

Ex-Spurs midfielder Jamie O’Hara has explained why he thinks Mbeumo should be Frank’s “first order of business”.

“Thomas Frank’s first order of business should be to hijack Bryan Mbeumo’s move to Manchester Utd,” O’Hara said.

“Tottenham need to do everything they can to get Mbeumo off United’s hands and reunite him with Frank; he’d be an unbelievable signing, he has everything Spurs need.

“The current squad and players aren’t good enough to compete for Europe with the likes of Newcastle and Aston Villa. The target for next season should be getting back into the top six and giving the fans good football to watch every week. Structured formations and organised football have been missing for the last two seasons, and that’s what Spurs need if they’re to challenge in the top half of the table.

“Frank is a proven Premier League manager; he gets the best out of players. This is his time to step up and compete at a big club. He’s an honest manager, a good person and carries a lot of respect in the footballing industry. I think he’s a great appointment and it shows courage from Daniel Levy. The easy option was to keep Ange in the job, and we would’ve seen the same story play out as Erik ten Hag and Man Utd.”

Alexis Mac Allister has revealed that Tottenham defender Cristian Romero is the Argentina player he would “love” to have at Liverpool next season.

The Reds are in the market for a centre-back in an ideal summer transfer market with Arne Slot’s champions already looking to complete several signings.

Jeremie Frimpong has already joined from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth around £29.5m with the Netherlands international replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has left for Real Madrid.

Frimpong’s team-mate, Florian Wirtz, could be next through the door as Fabrizio Romano gave his ‘here we go’ confirmation on Tuesday evening, while Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez could soon follow as Liverpool look to agree a fee with the Cherries.

A centre-forward is likely to be their next target but there have been rumours that Slot would also like to provide some extra back-up for Liverpool centre-back duo Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate.

When asked which of his Argentina team-mates he would want to play with at Liverpool, Mac Allister said on international duty: “Oh, Cuti [Romero]. He’s a player that I love.

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“The way he speaks and plays, sometimes you feel like he’s too much because he makes everything so easy.

“He gives me confidence. For me, he’s been the best centre-back in the world for several years.”

Mac Allister’s come only a few weeks after Man Utd winger Alejandro Garnacho also said something similar.

Garnacho told ESPN Argentina: “We know Cuti, he’s the best centre-back in the world. He deserves it, congratulations to him [on winning the Europa League.”

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Romero’s future at Tottenham is uncertain with transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claiming in early May that Spurs were not currently looking to renew his contract.

Romano said: “From what I’m hearing, there is no active conversation between Tottenham and Cristian Romero to extend the contract. And that’s the crucial point, I think.

“In this moment, Cristian Romero is not discussing a new deal, and it’s probably also not something they are expecting to do in the next months.

“So there is a possibility to see movements around Romero.”

Before revealing after the Europa League final, which secured Tottenham’s place in next season’s Champions League, that it could now be harder for Romero to leave Spurs this summer.

Romano said on his YouTube channel: “Now, with Tottenham beating Manchester United in the Europa League final, it means that they will be in the Champions League, so the feeling around the project and also that the chairman of Tottenham will make it even more difficult for some of the more important players to leave Tottenham this summer. One of them is for sure Cuti Romero.

“As mentioned, Cuti Romero was one of the players he [Paratici] wanted, had him at Juventus, first signing him from Genoa, then the player went to Atalanta, Tottenham signed the player from Atalanta, now he remains an absolutely crucial player for Tottenham.

“It is going to be a situation to follow because at the moment, there are no conversations ongoing to extend his contract but for sure now, Daniel Levy will try his best to keep Cuti Romero despite strong interest especially from Spain.”

Thomas Frank will reportedly face a chat with a Tottenham icon when he walks through the door, in regards to his openness to leave the club after winning a trophy.

Spurs ending a 17-year trophy drought by winning the Europa League last season was bittersweet. Indeed, they also finished 17th in the Premier League, and manager Ange Postecoglou was dismissed as a result.

There could be more casualties of the trophy win, per football.london.

Indeed, Brentford boss Frank is likely to take up the role as Tottenham boss in the coming days, and the report suggests one of the first things he encounters could be a ‘chat’ with Son Heung-min, who is ‘more open’ to leaving than he ever has been before.

That’s as he has now achieved something he never had before: winning a trophy. Son had previously admitted he’d looked to stay at the club as he felt he could bring them silverware, and he’s finally achieved that.

The drive to remain is therefore not as overwhelmingly strong, and he’d leave if a deal arose which suited all parties. Indeed, an exit is now ‘less unrealistic’ than it was a year ago.

The report identifies the Saudi Pro League as a potential destination, with decision-makers at the league aware that Son’s popularity in Asia would bring major exposure for them.

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It has recently been suggested that Tottenham are seeking to generate funds for their upcoming Champions League campaign, and Son could be the high-profile departure that brings in those funds.

The Saudi Pro League would surely be a location from which Spurs could receive big money for their star. Son is 32, so should still have some good football ahead of him, and scored 11 goals and assisted 12 more last season.

He is still a player who could command a big fee, but he is also still one of the more important players in the Tottenham squad, so the decision over whether to sell him could be a tough one, but they might well receive an offer they can’t refuse.

The Thomas Tuchel sack calls – and apologies to Gareth Southgate – are in after an England defeat as embarrassing as their loss to Hungary decades ago.

Send your thoughts to theeditor@football365.com.

Tuchel Out

My knee just hit me in the face but It’s not going to get better.

Southgate had his time and we needed to move forward, but the FA have f**ked it again. I had a feeling Tuchel would take us backwards but you can feel the negative vibes flowing through the team already.

I mean what the sh*t is with all the weird positions?

What the sh*t is playing the likes of Kyle Walker and Henderson? Great in their day but clearly soooo past it.

Why the sh*t do we seem to suddenly have no central defenders worthy of international football? if that’s the level of defending we have got to look forward to, all hope is lost…

Tom (Nothing like an England game to bring out the grumpy old man)

Sorry, Gareth x

Was Southgate that bad after all?

Paul

Is it too late to give Gareth a call? All is forgiven!

Ian, Portsmouth

So can we all admit now that Southgate was actually pretty decent?

Dan, Plastic LFC

From a World Cup semi final and two European Championship finals to struggling to beat Albania, Latvia and Andorra and losing 3-1 to Senegal.

Southgate wasn’t all that bad was he?

Dan, London

England under Southgate 3 – 0 Senegal.

England under Tuchel 1 – 3 Senegal.

Is this still a “be careful what you wish for” situation, or are we now veering into “I told you so” territory for us Southgate apologists?

I’ve had the misfortune of watching both England games this week and that was far, far worse than anything Sir Gareth ever served up.

Tuchel is going to need some big performances soon, the knives have been out for him since day one and they must be looking mighty sharp right about now….

Harry, THFC (probably right to let Ange go, still sad about it)

They’re just tired, you say?

Another game, another terrible performance.

But I have to say I’m really enjoying the desperation to explain away England’s awfulness by blaming tiredness and a long gruelling season. Delicious.

Apparently the four Nations League teams who still managed to deliver high level performances had their players on the beach since January.

You do realize international tournaments, like that thing coming up next summer across the Atlantic, typically take place at the end of the season, right? Right??!

Maybe next season won’t be long and gruelling. Maybe the premier league will just be 19 games and they’ll probably scrap the Carabao. As far players abroad, maybe the FA will reach out to their clubs and impose a maximum number of games. Anything to protect and preserve your delicate flowers, I guess.

If that’s the excuse, they might as well give up now. Rubbish.

AY (Tommy isn’t really making them better, is he?)

Calling Big Ange (or possibly the next Hoddle)

Dear Ed,

After watching the debacle of the England v Senegal match Tuchel did a press conference saying that he can’t exactly slam his fist on the desk and yell at these players. It’s true, he’d lose the dressing room. Yet, one has to suspect that he should bark some choice obscenities in the dressing room. That’s just not him is it though?

What’s to be done:

The one thing England have not tried is an expletive laden Aussie like Ange to man motivate these England players. A foreigner who speaks English and yet really knows the English inside and out.

That, or some retired skilful player that the boys all admired. The way everyone who played for England under Hoddle said they admired him as such a skilful player. It’s all very perplexing. Something like a Scholes, a Gerrard or a Beckham who would be willing to sacrifice a cosy retirement. Not so much to manage but to scream at these lazy superstars to make an effort.

Losing to Senegal at home is an historic loss on the same level as the friendly loss to Hungary in the 1950s. It’s a disaster.

Dan McG LFC.

If in doubt, blame…

What does it mean to be an England player today?

Watching England’s dismal loss to Senegal has left many fans asking hard questions about the team and what it truly represents. The pride of wearing the England shirt — once a symbol of deep-rooted national identity and grit — feels diminished. It’s no longer clear what it means to be part of this team.

For some fans, being English isn’t just about where you’re born or your passport. It’s about heritage, history, and a connection to a culture that runs through generations. Many still hold the belief that “true Englishmen” have deep English roots — families who have lived in England for centuries, who understand the unique values and traditions of this country.

When players come from diverse backgrounds, including those of African descent born in England, it challenges traditional ideas of national identity. Some supporters find it difficult to fully connect or feel that the team reflects their idea of England.

This isn’t about disrespecting anyone’s heritage — many of these players have worked hard and probably love representing England. But for some fans, the pride in the shirt isn’t just about skill or talent — it’s about feeling an unbreakable bond to the land, the history, and the people.

Until that sense of belonging and pride returns, many will struggle to feel that the team truly represents England — in all its complexity and tradition

It’s hard to understand how these guys can truly have the same feelings about playing for England compared with a player whose family go back thousands of years. A true Englishman gives blood , sweat and tears for our national team. I see disinterested, nonchalant primadonnas who simply don’t care.

Ready for the pelters

Thomas Frank plans to mark his leap up the Premier League pecking order by making Bryan Mbeumo his first signing, copying an expensive move Man Utd ‘never wanted’.

Frank is expected to be appointed Spurs manager shortly after the north London club struck up an agreement with Brentford to make the Dane one of the most expensive coaches in Premier League history.

But the plundering of Brentford might not stop there as Frank has ‘demanded’ that Bryan Mbeumo accompany him on the trip to Spurs, who will have to hijack Man Utd’s move for the forward.

It would not be the first time a manager has joined a bigger club and made sure one of his players joins him – although Spurs will hope it goes better than most of these examples.

Marouane Fellaini

David Moyes “never wanted Marouane Fellaini to be my first Man Utd signing”, but the subtext is hilarious and crucial.

While he always intended to pack the Belgian among his belongings for the trip from Everton to Old Trafford, the manager was painfully aware of The Optics in using the rare transfer pull of one of the biggest clubs in world football to immediately bring in a relatively uncultured player from his old club.

But Ed Woodward somehow contrived to deliver an even more embarrassing scenario in his first and worst transfer window at Man Utd. Fellaini was the only signing handed down to Moyes after futile pursuits of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Thiago Alcantara, Cesc Fabregas, Ander Herrera and Fabio Coentrao, among a great many others.

“I knew, coming from my old club, the look of him was never going to be [right for United],” Moyes added. It undeniably contributed to the sheer incompetence of Man Utd signing Fellaini for £27.5m on September 3, despite there being a release clause in his contract making him £4m cheaper up to July 31.

Not that Moyes’ concern over perception prevented the club from making a joint bid for Fellaini and Leighton Baines earlier that summer.

The tales of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic being shown tapes of Phil Jagielka are regrettably apocryphal but it is without doubt that a manager out of his depth clutched a comfort blanket that carried the scent of Goodison Park as his big career break ended in inevitable failure.

Then again, as Sunderland manager a few years later Moyes openly said of Fellaini and Adnan Januzaj that he would “drive down to Manchester and pick them up” if a deal was possible, so the bloke obviously just values familiarity.

Arouna Kone

It is remarkable that Moyes jumping up to Man Utd was not the most absurd case of overpromotion those circumstances produced. Rarely ever has a manager failed upwards quite so impressively as Roberto Martinez with Everton.

The Spaniard arrived at Goodison Park as the Moyes replacement armed with an FA Cup winner’s medal, but the addition of a Premier League relegation on his CV suggested the arrangement might not end so well.

A brilliant first season was the precursor to two years of expensive backwards steps, by which point Martinez was sacked and again ludicrously fell higher up the managerial ladder by being entrusted with the Golden Generations of both Belgium and Portugal.

Martinez surely spent his first days in both posts investigating the genealogy of his old Wigan squad. His first signing at Everton was that of Kone, who described it as “an honour to be back working with the manager once again”.

James McCarthy made the same jump soon afterwards, passing Fellaini in the Finch Farm reception on deadline day as Man Utd, Everton and Wigan crystallised their respective places in the football food chain to an unnecessary extent.

Richarlison

Frank will inherit a fractured Spurs dressing room in any case but the undying support of one player would have been guaranteed with a different intra-Premier League appointment.

Richarlison specifically cited how he felt it was “important for me here to be with Marco Silva again” when Everton “spoiled” the entire transfer window by signing him in summer 2018.

The pair had first crossed paths at Watford when Silva personally intervened to hijack the Brazilian’s planned move to Ajax. The Hornets sacked Silva five months later in a rare show of impatience with a manager, who landed at Everton by the summer.

His first port of call was to link back up with Richarlison who, for his many faults, helped keep the Toffees up and never lacked for effort before leaving at a profit when Spurs came calling in summer 2022.

Joe Allen

“We have got some protection on Brendan coming back for our players in the initial period, which I think is the right thing,” Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins said of a gentleman’s agreement – or what he termed “a 12-month respite” – designed to prevent Liverpool from raiding the Welsh club for anything more than their manager.

It lasted all of 70 days. While Rodgers reunited with former Swansea loanee Fabio Borini in his first signing as head coach at Anfield, the Northern Irishman immediately went back on that handshake deal with his former employers to return for Allen.

A furious Swansea lambasted Liverpool for reneging on “a written agreement” not to sign any of their players within a year of Rodgers’ appointment, but a clause which permitted Allen to join the Reds, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City or Man Utd for £15m overrode any informal accord.

Swansea, realising Rodgers was likely willing to drag them through every court around the globe and fight to the death to sign a player so courageous, relented and decided to just win the League Cup with Ki Sung-yueng instead.

Jermain Defoe

It is one of the great bits of Barclays folklore that the 18 most expensive signings in Harry Redknapp’s 34-year, almost 1,400-game managerial career only actually involve 15 players.

Sandro ranks 18th and 12th. Peter Crouch is 8th and 5th. And Defoe comes 14th and 2nd. It is an unfathomably effective way of saying someone managed Spurs, Portsmouth and QPR without explicitly stating it.

And the only thing preventing Niko Kranjcar from making that list is that he did not cost all that much on any of the three separate occasions Redknapp signed him.

“This is the third club I have signed him for. I know what a top-class player he is,” Redknapp said after making Defoe his first signing as Spurs manager in January 2009, spending £15m on a player he bought for £9m as Portsmouth boss 12 months before, and West Ham poached for £1m or so before the turn of the millennium.

Tottenham Hotspur captain Heung-min Son has discussed his future amid reported interest from Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal.

Son’s contract expires next year and there’s a chance Spurs sell him this summer to avoid losing him for nothing.

There is reportedly interest from Saudi champions Al Hilal, who have ‘approached’ several Premier League forwards, including Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz.

It’s too late for them to complete a marquee signing in time for the Club World Cup, but Son could depart when the transfer window re-opens later this month.

On international duty with South Korea, Son discussed his future, admitting that it’s uncertain.

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After his side’s 4-0 win over Kuwait, the 32-year-old said: “I still have one more year left on the contract.

“Rather than saying anything at this moment, I think we should all wait and see what happens. But no matter where I end up, I will always do the best I can. It will never change.”

Acknowledging his struggles this season, Son was quick to point out Spurs’ Europa League triumph.

“I know people may say I had a disappointing year, but personally, this was a special season because you play football to win, and only winners are remembered,” Son said.

“I wasn’t in my best form for most of the season, but hopefully, I will be in better condition going into the new season.”

Spurs are looking at a few wingers amid uncertainty surrounding their captain’s future.

They have been interested in Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo for a while, and there’s an interesting narrative to that one, with Thomas Frank set to replace Ange Postecoglou as head coach.

However, the Cameroonian has his heart set on a move to Manchester United – who lost to Tottenham in the Europa League final.

Another wide forward being linked with a move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo.

Sky Sports have reported that the north Londoners have ‘stepped up their interest’ in Semenyo, with Man United also ‘admirers’ of the Cherries attacker.

The report says that returning sporting director Fabio Paratici will ‘have a say’ on the club’s transfer business, but ultimately, Daniel Levy and Johan Lange ‘call the recruitment shots’.

While ‘Frank wants Spurs to sign Mbeumo’, it’s claimed that the club ‘have recently done more work on Semenyo’.

Semenyo is also on Liverpool’s summer ‘list’, and the Ghanaian ‘favours playing for a Champions League club’, though he has not ruled out joining the Red Devils.

According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur are set to ‘accelerate’ as they look to beat Manchester United in the race to sign Antoine Semenyo.

Spurs dominated Man Utd during the 2024/25 campaign, winning all four of their games against Ruben Amorim’s side.

The last match was most important and they met in the Europa League final, which Spurs won 1-0 to secure a trophy, Champions League qualification and a huge injection of cash.

This could give Spurs an advantage over Man Utd in the transfer market this summer as the Red Devils are preparing for a season without European football.

Tottenham and Man Utd are said to be in the market for a couple of the same targets as each club has been heavily linked with Brentford standout Bryan Mbeumo.

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It has been widely reported that Man Utd are leading the race to sign Mbeumo, who could follow Matheus Cunha in moving to Old Trafford, but Spurs have reportedly looked to hijack a deal as they finalise a deal to appoint Thomas Frank.

While Mbeumo appears to be leaning towards joining Man Utd, Spurs appear better-placed to sign Bournemouth standout Antoine Semenyo.

The 25-year-old grabbed eleven goals and five assists for Bournemouth in the Premier League in 2024/25 and he’s being linked with a summer exit.

On Monday evening, a report from Sky Sports revealed Spurs have ‘stepped up their interest’ in Semenyo, with Man Utd ‘also keen’.

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Regarding Mbeumo, it is noted that Frank’s arrival ‘would not necessarily make a move inevitable’ as ‘Daniel Levy and Johan Lange call the recruitment shots’.

And they are further along in discussions for Semenyo as Spurs chiefs have ‘done more work’ on the Bournemouth star, who ‘favours a move to a Champions League club’ but has ‘not ruled out’ Man Utd.

Football Insider says Spurs are ‘accelerating Semenyo talks’ as they are ‘preparing to swoop ahead of’ Man Utd.

Former Premier League scout Mick Brown – who remains very well-connected at his former clubs – has told the outlet that the north London outfit are more likely to sign Semenyo than Mbeumo.

He said: “Man United are pushing towards signing Mbeumo. They’ve been looking at both him and Semenyo, because they’re similar sorts of players, but I hear it’s unlikely that they’ll sign them both.

“Semenyo has had a very good season at Bournemouth and a lot of clubs have taken note of that.

“Tottenham are certainly among them, and they’ve been very impressed by what they’ve seen. He’s built a justified reputation for himself and now I think he’s ready for the step up.

“With Man United focusing elsewhere, Tottenham will be given the chance to make a move with a free run at him, and I expect they’ll want to take that chance.

“If they can wrap it up quickly, it will be far easier than getting involved in a bidding war.”

According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur chief Daniel Levy is already ready to ‘go over Thomas Frank’s head’ as a key Spurs star could be sold this summer.

Brentford boss Frank is set to replace former Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou, with transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirming on Monday morning that the two Premier League clubs have reached a full ‘agreement’ over his move to the Big Six club.

Romano said: “Thomas Frank will become new Spurs head coach, here we go!

“Agreement done with the manager on contract terms and staff, Brentford set to release Frank for fee in the region of £10m. He’s the replacement for Ange Postecoglou.”

Frank has a huge job on his hands at Spurs as they finished 17th in the Premier League in 2024/25, but there should be a sizable budget for him to build his own team this summer after the north London outfit won the Europa League.

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This triumph salvaged an otherwise disastrous campaign as they secured a trophy, Champions League qualification and a huge injection of cash.

Still, there could be some key exits this summer with several Spurs players linked with moves elsewhere.

Centre-back Cristian Romero missed most of the 2024/25 campaign due to injury, but he has been heavily linked with a departure in recent months amid interest from La Liga outfit Atletico Madrid.

Heung-Min Son could also be let go as Spurs are running out of time to make money on the veteran forward.

Son was in the final year of his contract in 24/25, but Spurs have activated their option to extend his deal by a further year on the same terms until 2026.

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Still, Son could leave this summer and a report on Monday claimed Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal have ‘made an approach’ to Spurs for the attacker, whose fate ‘depends on’ Tottenham’s next manager.

Now, a report from Football Insider claims Spurs ‘could go over Frank’s head and accept a lucrative offer’ to ‘sacrifice’ Son this summer.

Son is ‘once again a target of the Saudi Pro League’ and an ‘executive decision could be taken’ to offload Son if a suitable offer is submitted.

The report adds:

‘Sources say an executive decision could be taken by the club, not Frank, if a lucrative offer arrives for the South Korea icon – even though the Dane would prefer to keep him.

‘The forward has previously turned down interest from Saudi Arabia but could be sacrificed by Spurs this summer as they bid to back the club’s new manager with a sufficient war chest.’

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has confirmed the fee to be paid by Tottenham Hotspur for Thomas Frank, with Brentford ‘set to release’ the head coach.

Spurs have been searching for a new head coach since parting ways with Ange Postecoglou last week.

Postecoglou’s exit from Tottenham had been a long time coming as he came under immense scrutiny during the 2024/25 campaign, with his side plunging from fifth in the Premier League to 17th.

Injuries impacted Tottenham, as several key players spent time on the sidelines, but their performances were far from good enough, resulting in 22 losses out of 38 Premier League games.

Tottenham’s season ended on a high as Postecoglou helped end their trophy drought, beating Manchester United in the Europa League final.

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Still, it was reported before the final that he would be dismissed ‘regardless’ of the outcome in the Europa League and his inevitable exit was formalised last week.

Spurs have been linked with Oliver Glasner, Andoni Iraola and Marco Silva, but Frank quickly emerged as the frontrunner to replace Postecoglou and the Big Six club have worked swiftly to finalise a deal.

On Monday, a report revealed Frank has ‘agreed’ to join Spurs, who remained in negotiations with Brentford over a compensation package.

Frank has a £10m release clause in his contract and Tottenham have not managed to talk Brentford down to a lower fee, with Romano announcing on Tuesday morning that this fee is ‘set’ to be paid.

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Romano tweeted: “Thomas Frank will become new Spurs head coach, here we go!

“Agreement done with the manager on contract terms and staff, Brentford set to release Frank for fee in the region of £10m. He’s the replacement for Ange Postecoglou.”

Ex-Spurs midfeidler Jamie O’Hara has explained why he thinks Frank would be a good appointment for his former club.

“It’s time for Spurs to move on from Ange Postecoglou,” O’Hara said.

“He’s lost 22 games in the Premier League; this season has been a shambles. I understand that he won the Europa League, which was a monumental moment for the football club but, let’s be honest, the game was terrible, the performance wasn’t great, and Manchester United were an awful opposition. I believe Daniel Levy is genuinely thinking about getting rid of him and looking at other options.

“I would be looking at Thomas Frank or Andoni Iraola. Frank has been in the Premier League a long time, he’s done a great job at Brentford with a budget. Does he deserve the chance at a ‘Big Six’ club? I’d say he probably does.

“But if you’re going to go big, Levy should be looking at the likes of Xavi Hernandez or Simone Inzaghi – Inter Milan have just been embarrassed in the Champions League final. Spurs have had similar managers in the past, with Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte.

“There are options out there, and Spurs need to realise they’re a big football club, playing in the Champions League next season, with a UEFA Super Cup to play and the opportunity to kick on next year. Is Ange the man to take them forward? I don’t think so.”

Premier League giants Manchester United have made an ‘approach’ to sign Arsenal-linked Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres, according to reports.

Gyokeres is expected to leave the Portuguese champions after scoring a ridiculous 54 goals in 52 appearances in 2024/25.

He is no flat-track bully either, netting six times in eight Champions League matches, including a hat-trick against Manchester City.

Following Ruben Amorim’s move from Sporting to become Man United head coach in November, several stories linked the Swedish international with a reunion at Old Trafford.

A January transfer never materialised, and Gyokeres went on to win a league and cup double, while the Red Devils finished 15th in the Premier League with 18 defeats and no trophies, losing in the Europa League final to Tottenham Hotspur.

Despite missing out on Champions League football — and around £100million in revenue — Amorim’s side are planning an ambitious summer transfer window.

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Player sales will be crucial, but they remain favourites to sign Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo and are in contention for several strikers, including Gyokeres.

They have already agreed a deal to sign Matheus Cunha from Wolves for a reported £62.5m as Amorim looks to bolster his attack.

Cunha and Mbeumo are not out-and-out centre-forwards, which United desperately need after Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee combined for just seven goals in 64 Premier League appearances and 17 in 101 across all competitions.

Gyokeres may be overlooked by some because he plays in Portugal, but both Arsenal and United are keen, with the latter making an ‘initial approach’ to sign him, according to Sky Sports.

The Red Devils’ approach came ‘through intermediaries’ as the club ‘explore the conditions of a potential deal’.

Unsurprisingly, Amorim is described as a ‘big admirer’ of the player he managed at Sporting, with United said to be ‘in the market regardless of Hojlund’s future’.

The Danish international has been linked with a move to Inter but has expressed his desire to stay at Old Trafford, as United ‘look at a number of players in his position’.

Sky Sports also report that United will ‘return with an improved bid’ for Brentford’s Mbeumo, who scored 20 Premier League goals this season.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s side had a £55m offer rejected by the Bees last Wednesday.

Sky reporter Dharmesh Sheth said:

Manchester United are expected to go back in with an improved offer for Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo after having their first bid rejected and remain optimistic a deal can be struck.

There are reports suggesting Thomas Frank will try and tempt Mbeumo to go to Tottenham, if he takes over as their new head coach.

However, it’s understood the player wants to join United.

Meanwhile, United have confirmed the departures of several players following the expiry of their contracts.

Most notably, Christian Eriksen, Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans will leave, while 39-year-old goalkeeper Tom Heaton is in talks over a new deal.

Also leaving the club are Hubert Graczyk, Jack Kingdon, Sam Murray, Tom Myles, James Nolan and Tom Wooster.