Thomas Frank named new Tottenham manager
Tottenham's search for a new boss is over, with Brentford's Thomas Frank joining the north London club on a three-year deal.
Tottenham's search for a new boss is over, with Brentford's Thomas Frank joining the north London club on a three-year deal.
Frank, who has been the head coach of Brentford since 2018, replaces Ange Postecoglou at the north London club, signing a three-year deal through to June 2028.
The 51 year-old takes over a Spurs side that finished 17th in the Premier League last season, their lowest finish in the competition.
Brentford, by comparison, finished 10th, 18 points better off than Spurs.
Spurs also lost 26 games in all competitions last season, their most in a single campaign in the club's history, but emerged victorious in the Europa League final in May.
Frank managed 316 games with Brentford across all competitions, winning 131 (D77 L108), averaging 1.5 points per match during his nearly seven-year stint with the Bees.
Only Harry Curtis (708) and Malky MacDonald (386) have taken charge of more games for Brentford than Frank, who leaves the club as an established Premier League outfit.
Frank led Brentford to the top-flight in 2021, with its 10th-placed finish in 2024-2025 its second-highest in the Premier League since being promoted.
The Dane will be teaming up again with Spurs technical director Johan Lange, who shared an office with him when they worked together at Danish club Lyngby.
Highly-rated Brentford first-team coach Justin Cochrane will follow Frank to Tottenham and, in the process, return to the club where he started his coaching journey.
Frank's first game at the helm will come against Spurs' rival Arsenal in a pre-season friendly on 31 July at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Stadium.
Tottenham will then face Bayern Munich in the Telekom Cup before taking on Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup final on 13 August.