Thomas Frank could be about to be granted his first two transfer wishes as Tottenham head coach

It will once again be a summer of change at Tottenham Hotspur following the decision to part with Ange Postecoglou. Confirmation of the Australian’s exit finally arrived on Friday evening, putting to an end months of speculation regarding the head coach.

Not even winning the Europa League was deemed enough by Daniel Levy and the club’s board as they made the decision to once again turn to a new manager. Thomas Frank is currently odds-on to replace the 59-year-old in the hotseat after doing a wonderful job at Brentford since taking charge back in 2018.

Frank has come in for plaudits aplenty during his time in west London but it will be a different job altogether if he is to move across the capital over the coming days. The Dane will want to stamp his own mark on the team and ensure that Tottenham put things right in the Premier League after finishing 17th in 2024/25 under Postecoglou.

Frank, if he is to take charge, will also have Champions League football to look forward to as a result of Postecoglou guiding his players to European glory in Bilbao back in May. Transfer incomings are going to be vitally important to Spurs making big strides as they will once again have a packed schedule to contend with as they compete in the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

A move to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will in fact see the 51-year-old link up with two players he almost got to work with at Brentford. The first of those is Brennan Johnson.

The Bees had a long-held interest in the Wales international, repeatedly failing with multiple bids to land him in the January window of 2022 at a time when Johnson was still in the Championship with Nottingham Forest. Prior to the winger signing for Tottenham 18 months later, Brentford pushed hard for Johnson’s signature and had a couple more bids, including one that was worth £40million, knocked back by Forest as they valued their star man close to £50million.

Spurs eventually won the race for Johnson after paying £47.5million to the East Midlands club just prior to the summer deadline. The Lilywhites were once again to get one over Brentford last summer after luring Archie Gray from Championship side Leeds United.

The versatile player was on the verge of joining the Bees in a £40million move before the plug was pulled as Leeds were unhappy with the structure of the deal Brentford were offering. That decision opened the door for Tottenham to come in and steal Gray from under Frank’s nose.

The 19-year-old did go on to feature heavily in the 2024/25 season after making 46 appearances in all competitions, the vast majority of those outings coming at centre-back. Gray will be looking to kick on even more from August, with Frank the head coach who may now become the one in charge of his development 12 months on from missing out on him.

If Frank is to sign on as Postecoglou’s successor, both Johnson and Gray could become key figures in his Tottenham masterplan.