Tottenham Hotspur transfer news as Spurs appointing Thomas Frank as their new head coach reportedly increases the chances of signing Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford

Speaking post-match, Frank spoke glowingly of the supposedly depleted Spurs team the Bees had succumbed to, and he described right-back Pedro Porro as “fantastic” and “Trent-ish”—referencing Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Brentford’s first-choice replacement for Thomas Frank, who has been appointed Tottenham Hotspur manager, has also departed with the Dane. First-team assistant coach Justin Cochrane was the Bees’ preferred candidate to replace Frank, but has opted to move with him to Spurs.

Thomas Frank has many strengths as a manager.Perhaps his biggest quality is creating squad unity - it is why Brentford have thrived in the Premier League. He has managed - and improved - big names like Ollie Watkins,

Tottenham Hotspur-bound Thomas Frank has been encouraged to make a "Manchester United hijack" his "first order of business" this summer.

Brentford youngster Yegor Yarmolyuk has emerged as a target for Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur are closing in on the appointment of Thomas Frank as their new head coach, with ongoing talks between them and Brentford understood to have progressed positively in recent days.