Tottenham Hotspur have hired former Brentford boss Thomas Frank as Ange Postecoglou’s replacement following his dismissal – despite the Australian winning the Europa League and securing a Champions League spot
Thomas Frank will be given big money to spend this summer to help rebuild Tottenham. Tottenham are already among the Premier League’s big spenders but desperately need signings to revive their fortunes and boost their Champions League campaign.
They have got Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo on their hit-list after his stand-out season on the South Coast. Spurs are unlikely to be the only suitors for Semenyo but his pace, creativity and threat has made him one of the Premier League’s most promising players.
Bryan Mbeumo was a firm favourite with Frank at Brentford but Manchester United believe they are in the driving seat. They are prepared to back the Dane heavily in the transfer market but there are still unlikely to be superstar signings because they have shied away of spending £100m-plus on a player.
But they are ready to strengthen the squad and bring in new faces but there will also be departures with Richarlison likely to go as his £60m move has proved to be another underwhelming transfer for Spurs.
His former club Everton are one of several clubs linked with a cut-price move for the Brazilian.
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Frank’s arrival at Spurs comes as Tottenham have filed High Court proceedings against Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos over a terminated sponsorship agreement. Court records show Spurs filed a commercial claim at the High Court against Ineos Automotive on Thursday, though no documents are available.
Chemicals firm Ineos agreed a five-year deal with Spurs in 2022 – before Ratcliffe bought a stake in United – for Ineos Grenadier to become the London team’s official 4×4 vehicle partner.
Ineos said in a statement: “Ineos Automotive has been a partner of Tottenham Hotspur since 2022, expanding on a partnership agreement that Ineos Group had in place with the club since 2020. We have a contractual right to terminate our partnership contract and in December 2024 exercised that right.”
Spurs declined to comment.
In March it was announced Ineos had reached a settlement with New Zealand Rugby in relation to a sponsorship deal. The previous month, NZR had said it had launched legal proceedings against Ineos after alleging that the first instalment of 2025 sponsorship money due under a six-year agreement struck in 2021 had not been paid.
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