Thomas Frank has taken the biggest gamble of his managerial career by agreeing to become the Tottenham manager. The Dane was untouchable at Brentford - a team he took over in the Championship and transformed into not just a solid Premier League outfit, but European hopefuls.

Tottenham Open Talks for Bryan Mbeumo in Early Transfer Push Under Thomas FrankTottenham Hotspur have wasted no time in the early days of the Thomas Frank era, opening initial discussions with

Ben Bloom on how the Dane nearly quit coaching for teaching, until a last-minute opportunity saw him rise to the top flight

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.

Thomas Frank sends emotional farewell message to Brentford after Spurs switch - Frank has taken over at Tottenham after a transformative stint in west London

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.