Tottenham Hotspur supporters are waiting for the vacant manager’s position to be filled before they can get excited about any potential transfer signings.
It has been quiet on the transfer front so far, with the first of two summer windows now closed – in lieu of the Club World Cup group stages taking place in the United States of America – with the second due to open on Monday, June 16. That will run until closure on September 1.
Spurs have been linked with some players – the likes of Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace – but transfer rumours are thin on the ground.
That is because Tottenham do not have a head coach at the moment. Ange Postecoglou was sacked on Friday and almost a week on there is no new man in the dugout.
Thomas Frank is the man set to take on the role, with an announcement expected in the coming days. Once he is in place, the transfer speculation is likely to ramp up considerably.
And Frank may well hold the key to what would be a huge transfer boost for Spurs and in turn hand fierce rivals Arsenal a hammer blow.
Frank will be making the move across London from Brentford, where he has spent the last seven years. And he could bring a big player with him.
Bryan Mbeumo has been linked with an exit from the Gtech Community Stadium, with Manchester United thought to be at the front of the queue to sign him this summer. The Red Devils are hoping to prise him away in a £60million deal.
Mbeumo has thrived under Frank in the six years they have been together, however, and his move to Tottenham could interest the 25-year-old too.
If Spurs were to steal a march on United and complete a deal for Mbeumo, that would have a knock-on effect. Mbeumo is not the only forward United have been linked with.
Viktor Gyokeres is another target on the list, having worked with Ruben Amorim at Sporting CP before his move to Old Trafford. Gyokeres is also on Arsenal’s radar and if Spurs were to get Frank into the hotseat and make their move for Mbeumo, it may well lead to United going all out to sign Gyokeres ahead of the Gunners.
