Tel’s first few months at Spurs after joining on loan from Bayern Munich have been both interesting and, it has to be said, at best inconclusive. His first game was a 4-0 Carabao thrashing at Anfield, and his last a 4-1 defeat to Brighton that briefly interrupted Spurs’ Europa League celebrations on the final day.

Thomas Frank is probably the greatest manager in Brentford’s history. He spent nearly seven years in charge of the west London side and guided them from the Championship into the Premier League. Despite having one of the lowest wage bills in the division,

Thomas Frank has been appointed by Tottenham Hotspur to point the North London club in the right direction again.