Brentford are prepared to listen to offers from Tottenham for Thomas Frank, who would be interested in speaking to Spurs if given permission.
Although the club do not wish to stand in his way if he wishes to move to a bigger club, they do not plan to let him go on the cheap.
Brentford therefore expect any offer from Spurs to be a serious one.
Frank has a release clause in his contract. It is widely being reported to be in the region of £10million.
An official approach is yet to come but one is anticipated in west London.
And _Sky Sports News_ understands the Dane would be interested in talks.
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When asked about his managerial future back in August 2024, Thomas Frank said everyone has an ego that needs to be fed
The 51-year-old has been in charge of Brentford since October 2018 and guided the west London club to the Premier League in 2021.
Since promotion, Frank has established Brentford as a Premier League club. They have finished 13th, 9th, 16th and 10th in their four seasons in the top flight, and last season they were in contention for a European place.
Along the way, he has taken every major club scalp at least once, beating Spurs' bitter rivals Arsenal in his first game in the top flight and Chelsea away before the season was done.
The Bees thrashed Manchester United in their opening game of the following season and won away at Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham.
Frank has previously worked with Tottenham's technical director Johan Lange, and was in the mix for the Aston Villa job while Lange was at Villa Park. They worked together at Danish side Lyngby.
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Frank was also one of the names Manchester United considered before they stuck with Erik ten Hag in the summer of 2024 and then eventually sacked him to appoint Ruben Amorim.
Speaking to _Sky Sports_ in August about Man Utd's interest, Frank said of his future: "Maybe things will happen. I said the whole time I'm very happy here. If something new will happen, then I need to look at that and then I need to take a decision on that, but right now I'm just happy here."