The deal was held up by the situation of Cochrane, who Brentford wanted to keep and had admiration from elsewhere — but he decided to join Tottenham. Cochrane is regarded among

Tottenham to name Thomas Frank as head coach after agreeing deal with Brentford - Frank is set to replace Ange Postecoglou at Spurs.

Thomas Frank has made it clear what his strengths and weaknesses are ahead of his appointment as the new Tottenham Hotspur head coach. The 51-year-old is set to be appointed at Spurs to replace Ange Postecoglou after seven years at Brentford and he will be bringing his assistant Justin Cochrane along with head of athletic performance Chris Haslam and analyst Joe Newton.