TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HAVE ENTERED A NEW ERA UNDER MANAGER THOMAS FRANK, WHO MAY NOW MOVE QUICKLY TO REUNITE WITH ONE OF HIS MOST TRUSTED PLAYERS AT N17, ACCORDING TO REPORTS.
FRANK’S VISION IS TO BUILD ON SPURS’ RECENT EUROPA LEAGUE TRIUMPH.
LIFTING THAT TROPHY MARKED A DEFINING CHAPTER AFTER A 17-YEAR WAIT, BUT THE OBJECTIVE NOW IS TO CAPITALIZE ON THE FOUNDATION LAID BY ANGE POSTECOGLOU FOR THE UPCOMING CAMPAIGN.
DANIEL LEVY WAS DISAPPOINTED WITH THE CLUB’S LEAGUE PERFORMANCE UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN, DESPITE THE EUROPEAN SUCCESS. NOW, THOMAS FRANK INHERITS A SQUAD QUALIFIED FOR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, COURTESY OF THAT FAMOUS NIGHT IN BILBAO—A PLATFORM HE MUST USE WISELY.
WITHOUT MINCING WORDS, CHRIS SUTTON CLAIMED THAT THE PRESSURE WILL BE INSTANT. ACCORDING TO HIM, THE EXPECTATIONS AT TOTTENHAM LEAVE FRANK WITH ALMOST NO ROOM FOR ERROR—UNLIKE AT BRENTFORD.
HE STATED: “THOMAS FRANK WORKED WONDERS AT BRENTFORD, BUT THIS IS A DIFFERENT BEAST. AT TOTTENHAM, PATIENCE IS SCARCE—HE’LL BE JUDGED FROM THE FIRST WHISTLE.”
HE ADDED: “FRANK’S TASK WILL BE TO SECURE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATUS AGAIN—WHETHER THAT COMES THROUGH A TOP FOUR OR TOP FIVE FINISH—AND THAT WON’T BE STRAIGHTFORWARD.”
THE POSSIBILITY REMAINS THAT FRANK COULD LOOK TO BRING BRYAN MBEUMO OR YOANE WISSA FROM BRENTFORD, THOUGH THE WEST LONDON CLUB ARE UNLIKELY TO PART WITH THEIR KEY ASSETS WITHOUT A FIGHT.
STILL, IF WHISPERS ARE TRUE, THE 51-YEAR-OLD MANAGER COULD TURN TO ANOTHER OF HIS MOST RELIABLE ALLIES FROM THE GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM.
TOTTENHAM REPORTEDLY PREPARING A BID FOR BRENTFORD MIDFIELD GENERAL CHRISTIAN NORGAARD
CAUGHTOFFSIDE CLAIMS THAT SPURS ARE LINING UP AN OFFER FOR THE DANISH INTERNATIONAL, WITH FRANK EAGER TO ADD HIM TO HIS MIDFIELD CORE. THE FEE IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM £17 TO £20 MILLION, THOUGH BRENTFORD COULD DEMAND MORE TO FEND OFF INTEREST.
NORGAARD, WHO HAS MADE 249 APPEARANCES, SCORING 18 AND ASSISTING 22, ALSO WON 163 DUELS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE LAST SEASON. HIS DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF FRANK’S SYSTEM MAKES HIM A CORNERSTONE AT BRENTFORD—WHICH MAY MAKE ANY TRANSFER NEGOTIATIONS A BATTLE.
GIVEN SPURS’ STRUGGLES WITH INJURIES LAST SEASON, STRENGTHENING IN CRUCIAL AREAS IS ESSENTIAL. NORGAARD BRINGS STABILITY AND EXPERIENCE—IF A DEAL CAN BE STRUCK, HE COULD PROVE A VITAL ADDITION TO FRANK’S NEW-LOOK SPURS SIDE.
