Thomas Frank will begin an audit of his Tottenham Hotspur squad after taking over from Ange Postecoglou – with his first job to get his new side Champions League ready. Frank has known Tottenham’s technical director Johan Lange for two decades and the pair will work closely together to make sense of a group that finished 17th in the Premier League last season while also ending a 17-year wait for a trophy.

Tottenham are reportedly set to bring Mathys Tel back to the club on a permanent deal.The 20-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at Spurs from Bayern Munich, scoring three goals in 20 appearances under Ange Postecoglou.

Tottenham have officially announced Thomas Frank as their new head coach.Frank makes the move to Spurs from Brentford, having agreed to a three-year deal to take over from Ange Postecoglou.He’ll be

Brentford evolved massively over four Premier League seasons under the Dane. This adaptability will be important to him now at Tottenham

Thomas Frank insists that he has ‘left a big piece of my heart at Brentford ’ after his decision to take over London rivals Tottenham was confirmed on Thursday.

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.

Ange Postecoglou was frequently criticised for being too dogmatic (although he did tweak his tactics to win the Europa League), but his successor Thomas Frank is renowned for being flexible and tailoring his approach to his squad.