Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the appointment of Thomas Frank after reaching a compensation agreement with Brentford.
Spurs sacked Ange Postecoglou on Friday just two weeks after the Australian had won the Europa League, the club’s first trophy in 17 years.
Frank, who becomes their sixth permanent head coach in six years, has had long-term admirers on the Tottenham board having led Brentford to promotion and established them as a Premier League club.
After sounding out his representatives, Spurs made a formal approach to Brentford last Sunday, with the final stumbling block the £10m release clause in Frank’s contract.
The longest serving top-flight manager behind Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, he had been in west London for seven years.
However, The i Paper understands it was not the first time he had considered moving on, having felt he had taken the club as far as he could.
Frank will bring with him members of his backroom staff, including highly-rated assistant coach Justin Cochrane, head of performance Chris Haslam, analyst Joe Newton. Assistant coach Andreas Georgson also arrives from Manchester United.
“Thomas has extensive experience in English football having joined Brentford in 2016 – since becoming one of the longest-serving current managers in the Premier League,” Tottenham said in a statement.
“During his time at Brentford he transformed the Club, moving them up from the Championship to an established Premier League side, consistently and significantly outperforming expectations for an extended period of time.
“In Thomas we are appointing one of the most progressive and innovative head coaches within the game. He has a proven track record in player and squad development and we look forward to him leading the team as we prepare for the season ahead.”
The 51-year-old takes over a Spurs side who finished 17th last season, their lowest ever Premier League position, after an astonishing 22 defeats.
That spelled the end of Postecoglou’s reign despite a historic victory over Manchester United in the Europa League final.
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