Brentford have issued a touching farewell to Thomas Frank after he was confirmed as Tottenham head coach on Thursday night. The Dane has signed a three-year deal with Spurs and has big shoes to fill after Ange Postecoglou won the Europa League, delivering the club’s first title since 2008.

Thomas Frank proved that when Brentford lost one important individual, such as Ivan Toney, the collective was still strong. Who they bring in to replace Frank is going to be really interesting. Then,

Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven has described the club’s decision to sack head coach Ange Postecoglou as “strange”. Postecoglou was dismissed last week, 16 days after winning the Europa League — the club’s first trophy in 17 years — with a 1-0 win over Manchester United in Bilbao and on the second anniversary of his appointment.

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With Tottenham Hotspur now leading the race for Mbeumo - thanks in part to new boss Thomas Frank - United have turned their sights to an exciting plan B. The club had been hopeful