New Boss Frank 'in It For The Long Term' At Spurs

Being Tottenham Hotspur head has not precocious aligned pinch occupation security, but caller leader Thomas Frank is undaunted by caller history and says he is successful it "for nan agelong term".

Speaking successful his first news convention since joining successful June, Frank joked that, having ne'er been sacked, he took nan Spurs occupation to "get a small spot much consequence successful his regular life".

While Frank's reside was light-hearted, location is nary doubting nan demands of nan domiciled person proved difficult successful nan past 4 years.

They person had 4 managers since June 2021, pinch Nuno Espirito Santo lasting conscionable 4 months, Antonio Conte 16 months and Ange Postecoglou - contempt ending nan club's 17-year hold for a awesome trophy by winning nan Europa League - 2 years.

"Coming to a large club, location are pressures," said nan Dane. "I for illustration nan ambitions and everything I do - each determination I've made - is for nan agelong term. It's not astir surviving 18 months, it's for nan agelong run."

The 51-year-old said it was "extremely positive" for nan nine to person lifted nan Europa League past play and, while he wants to bring much trophies, his main ambition is to guarantee Spurs are capable to compete connected each fronts.

"[Winning nan Europa League] gave them that awesome trophy that this nine deserved and needed," he said.

"My purpose is to adhd to that. The first purpose is that we request to beryllium capable to compete successful each 4 tournaments and do it consistently."

Frank was speaking earlier Tottenham's first pre-season crippled against League One broadside Reading astatine 15:00 BST connected Saturday.

Frank had been nan Premier League's 2nd longest-serving manager, leaving Brentford successful June having managed them successful nan apical formation since winning promotion successful 2021.

He said it was a reliable determination to time off nan westbound London side, but managing Tottenham was an opportunity he could not refuse.

"In a measurement it was very difficult and successful a measurement it was very easy," said Frank.

"It was very difficult because I'm a personification that goes 'all in' successful each relationship: work, friends, marriage, immoderate it is. When you spell each successful and activity astatine a shot club, you get attached. I really loved my clip there.

"I besides felt possibly it was clip to situation myself and get different opportunity. When a nine of Tottenham's magnitude are knocking connected your door, I couldn't move it down."

Two contiguous questions for Frank to reside astatine Spurs are nan futures of skipper Son Heung-min - who has liking from Saudi Arabia - and Cristian Romero, who has been linked pinch a move this summer.

Frank, however, would not beryllium drawn into a remark connected what lies up for nan brace and simply said Son and Romero are some "very important" for nan club.

"Two apical players, Sonny has been present 10 years and yet sewage his well-deserved trophy successful nan summer. So important for nan squad and nan club," he said.

"Romero, World Cup winner, Europa League winner, Copa America winner, very important for america arsenic well. Both person trained good and some will play connected Saturday. I'm very happy."

Frank was besides tight-lipped complete Tottenham's attack for Morgan Gibbs-White, that has led to Nottingham Forest considering ineligible action over whether a confidentiality statement successful nan £60m merchandise clause successful his statement had been breached.

Frank said he will "not speak astir players who are not mine".

It was much a lawsuit of what Frank didn't opportunity erstwhile it came to nan futures of skipper Son and vice-captain Romero than what he did say.

Both players were heroes of Spurs' euphoric Europa League triumph past season, but their futures are unclear heading into nan caller season.

Son, who has a twelvemonth near connected his deal, has been heavy linked pinch a move to Saudi Arabia, while BBC Sport has learned a number of MLS sides person registered an liking successful nan South Korea guardant pinch a position to a imaginable January move.

Romero has been a semipermanent target for Atletico Madrid and his now seemingly yearly flirtation pinch nan Spanish broadside is again successful afloat swing.

Neither look apt to time off earlier nan club's pre-season circuit of south-east Asia - peculiarly Son, who will beryllium cardinal to nan club's commercialized operations fixed his precocious floor plan position successful nan region.

But asked whether he was banking connected nan duo for adjacent season, Frank fell short of providing a definitive answer.