Tottenham have appointed Brentford boss Thomas Frank as their head coach on a deal until 2028 [Update@post#8]

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The unhappy marriage between Spurs and Antonio Conte has finally come to an end after an explosive press conference.

So the question now is who to replace Conte. They've said assistant coach Cristian Stellini will take charge for the rest of the season, implying there will be no imminent appointment.

The main candidates touted by the media are:

Mauricio Pochettino - recently sacked by PSG
Julian Nagelsmann - recently sacked by Bayern
Luis Enrique - resigned from Spain after 2022 WC
Roberto de Zerbi - Brighton
Ryan Mason - Spurs assistant

Who gets your vote in the poll above?

 

[KingKhanWC]

I think they will struggle to appoint Nagelsmann as Real Madrid are interested in him.

Ryan Mason will prob get the job.

 

[Kianig89]

Rafa Benitez only he can work in this turmoil

 

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I think they will struggle to appoint Nagelsmann as Real Madrid are interested in him.

Ryan Mason will prob get the job.

They're going to try to pull off an Arteta?

 

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Tottenham managing director of football Fabio Paratici says the club is "focused" on moving forward following Antonio Conte's departure.

 

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Conte gone, same old Spurs.

They need a project manager, like Pochettino, to rebuild this team from the ground up over many seasons.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Spurs open talks with Brentford over head coach Frank

Tottenham have opened talks with Brentford over their head coach Thomas Frank following the sacking of Ange Postecoglou.

The Dane, 51, has emerged as a leading contender to replace Postecoglou.

Brentford would be entitled to compensation for Frank, with sources indicating it would cost Tottenham more than £10m to extricate him from his contract which runs until 2027.

That figure could rise depending on how many members of staff Frank decides to bring with him if he is named Spurs boss.

Postecoglou was sacked on Friday, 16 days after leading Tottenham to victory in the Europa League final, their first major trophy for 17 years.

However, it came towards the end of their worst Premier League season, as they finished 17th after losing 22 of their 38 matches.

Frank took over at Brentford in 2018 and guided them into the Premier League, winning the Championship play-off final at Wembley in 2021 and establishing them as a top-flight club on a small budget.

Brentford finished 10th in the 2024-25 Premier League season, seven places and 18 points above Spurs.

Thomas Frank: Tottenham in talks with Brentford over appointing Dane as their next head coach

Tottenham have opened talks with Brentford over their head coach Thomas Frank following the sacking of Ange Postecoglou.

www.bbc.com

 

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Tottenham have appointed Brentford boss Thomas Frank as their head coach on a deal until 2028

The 51-year-old Dane replaces Ange Postecoglou, who was sacked earlier this month despite leading Spurs to victory in the Europa League final in May.

Frank spent seven years in charge of Brentford, guiding the club from the Championship to the Premier League in 2021.

He is Tottenham's fourth permanent manager since June 2021.

Spurs finished 17th in the top flight last season, losing 22 of their 38 matches and finishing seven places and 18 points below Brentford.

However, they have qualified for next season's Champions League after beating Manchester United in the Europa League final in Bilbao - their first major trophy for 17 years.

Justin Cochrane will join Frank at Tottenham as the Dane's assistant, despite efforts from the Bees to keep hold of the England coach.

Frank has also brought head of performance Chris Haslam and first-team analyst Joe Newton with him from Brentford, while another assistant coach, Andreas Georgson, arrives from Manchester United.

Frank first joined Brentford as an assistant in 2016, before taking over from Dean Smith as head coach in October 2018.

In 2019-20 his side reached the Championship play-off final but suffered a 2-1 defeat by Fulham.

They reached the Championship play-off again the following season and beat Swansea City to reach the Premier League, with Frank becoming the first Brentford manager in 86 years to win promotion to the top flight.

Since then, Frank has established the Bees as a competitive Premier League club, recording 13th, ninth, 16th and 10th-place finishes.

Last season Brentford's tally of 66 goals in the Premier League was the joint fifth best in the division.

Of the 152 top-flight games Frank has overseen, he has won 54 and lost 60 - claiming 200 points from a possible 456.

Source: BBC