Departing Brentford head coach Thomas Frank says “it has been a privilege” to manage the club as he departs to join Tottenham.The Dane, who had been in charge of Brentford since 2018 after

Why future is bright for Brentford despite Thomas Frank exit as new manager search begins - Losing figurehead to Tottenham a huge blow, but Bees have system in place to continue to thrive

Tottenham are in the race for Manchester United target Bryan Mbeumo after holding talks with Brentford, following on from Thomas Frank's appointment.

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,

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.