He cruised Tottenham on in the Champions League as the 4th best club. In the Premier League, there was a swallow plunge down the Premier League table. 38 games into the season, Thomas Frank is history at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham have invested heavily in the Dane, but have fortunately learned the “Mourinho lesson”.
Around £20 million Tottenham had to pay Jose Mourinho, when they sacked the Portuguese in 2021, something Mourinho himself set up with some “dynamite” statements about the club and management. Since then, the Tottenham bosses have learned when contracts are signed with coaches – as history unfortunately shows – are sacked after the 1-2 season.
READ: English coaching legend offers to save Tottenham – has the recipe!
Frank signed a three-year contract until the summer of 2028, was fired after eight months, but will “only” receive one year’s salary after his dismissal at Tottenham. Because according to Danish Bold , Frank will receive 12 months’ salary, equivalent to around £8 million, as a “farewell gift” from Tottenham.
Okay, then “just disappears”.
Tottenham reportedly paid Brentford £6.7 million for Frank, paid him as the Premier League’s third highest-paid coach for eight months – and gives the Dane a suitcase of £8 million for not working. Welcome to the crazy world of the Premier League!
READ: Premier League’s most stupid coach sacking!
