**LONDON**: Tottenham, as expected and reported widely, have opened talks with Brentford over the position of Thomas Frank after last week’s sacking of Ange Postecoglou.
Brentford would be entitled to compensation for the 51-year-old Danish coach and it would cost Tottenham more than £10m to extricate him from his contract which runs until 2027. That figure could rise depending on how many members of staff Frank might decide to bring with him.
Postecoglou was sacked on Friday, 16 days after leading Tottenham to victory in the Europa League final, their first major trophy for 17 years. However, it came towards the end of their worst Premier League season, as they finished 17th after losing 22 of their 38 matches.
Frank took over at Brentford in 2018 and guided them into the Premier League, winning the Championship play-off final at Wembley in 2021 and establishing them as a top-flight club on a small budget.
Brentford finished 10th in the 2024-25 Premier League season, seven places and 18 points above Spurs.
Tottenham are expected to confirm the departure of chief football officer Scott Munn this week. The Australian administrator, who joined Spurs in 2023, is understood to have left the north London club amid an internal reshuffle.
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