Alex Brotherton
BBC Sport journalist

Little has fazed Thomas Frank during his tenure at Brentford, especially not player sales.

The reality of being a small fish in a big pond is that Brentford have to sell their top talents when suitable offers come in - key players Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins, David Raya, Said Benrahma and Neal Maupay fetched a combined fee of over £124 million.

This summer the Bees have already received an offer for striker Bryan Mbeumo worth £45m plus £10m in add-ons.

But Frank and the club's recruitment department have always found a way to replace top players with promising talents at cheaper prices.

That ability to cope with losing key players could come in handy at Spurs.

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Talking about early goals, Tottenham ers will this first-minute strike by Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo at Spurs last season.

To be fair, Ange Postecoglou's side did counter with three of their own to claim a 3-1 win - one of only 11 they managed throughout the course of the Premier League season...

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One noteable thing about Thomas Frank's Brentford this season was their appetite for scoring early goals.

The Bees scored inside 40 seconds in three successive Premier League games in September, a strategy devised by Frank and his coaching staff to catch opponents off guard.

"Of course there is planning that goes into it," Frank said. "We have a kick-off strategy and we tweak it from game to game. And as a mindset and philosophy, we like to get straight on the front foot and be positive.

"There are some margins going our way of course, but I want to give credit to the coaching staff and the players."

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Thomas Frank has even had Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola singing his praises this season.

Speaking before his side's 2-1 defeat of Brentford in September, Guardiola predicted that the 51-year-old Dane would one day manage a big club.

"They are an extraordinary team," said the City boss. "What they do always makes sense.

"Every corner is a headache. They are compact. This season, they have a high press. Thomas is one of the best."

Asked if he was surprised that Frank was yet to one of Europe’s big guns, Guardiola replied: "It is just a question of time.

"I'm good in a few things, one of which is reading when the manager is good. It is going to happen."

In response, Frank said: "I am very happy at Brentford but maybe one day I will try something new."

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Thomas Frank first ed Brentord as an assistant coach in 2016, before replacing Dean Smith as manager in October 2018.

In 2019-20 his side reached the Championship play-off final where they lost to Fulham, but a year later they beat Swansea City in the play-off final to reach the Premier League, with Frank becoming the first Brentford manager in 86 years to win promotion to the top flight.

Since then, Frank has established the Bees as a competitive Premier League club, recording 13th, ninth, 16th and 10th-place finishes.

At first, his side adopted a solid defensive approach and looked to score through dead-ball situations.

But last season Brentford's tally of 66 goals in the Premier League was only bettered by top-five sides Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City and Newcastle.

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Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport Senior football correspondent

Tottenham are expected to make a formal approach for Brentford boss Thomas Frank to become their new head coach following the sacking of Ange Postecoglou.

Brentford are expecting from Tottenham in the coming days but there is yet to be confirmation of official dialogue between the two clubs.

Frank has emerged as a leading contender to replace Postecoglou ahead of next season.

The west London club would be entitled to compensation for Frank, with sources indicating it would cost Tottenham upwards of £10million to extract him from his contract at Brentford.

That amount could raise depending on how many of staff Frank decides to bring with him if he is appointed as Postecoglou’s successor.

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

Of course, this page does not just centre around player movement, what about the managers I hear you ask?

Well, there is a certain north London club currently looking for a new boss...

Ask Me Anything

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For anyone wondering why we are going so big on transfer talk, so early in the summer, then here is a line from our 'Ask Me Anything' team to explain:

The first summer transfer window of 2025 will close on Tuesday, 10 June at 19:00 BST.

The summer has been split into two windows this year, with the first having opened on Sunday, 1 June.

The early window allowed teams participating in the Club World Cup the chance to sign players before the tournament begins on 15 June.

The second window will open on Monday, 16 June, before closing on Monday, 1 September at 19:00 BST for Premier League, EFL and Scottish Premiership clubs.

Fifa rules state a transfer window cannot last more than 16 weeks in a calendar year, hence the split this summer.

Manchester City and Chelsea are the two Premier League clubs competing at the Club World Cup, but any team can participate in the early window.

And here's a recap of this morning's hot football gossip:

• Everton are interested in England midfielder Jack Grealish, but any move might have to be a loan deal because of the 29-year-old's wages at Manchester City. (Mail), external
• Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund, says he is not thinking about leaving Manchester United, despite being linked with a move to Inter Milan. (Talksport), external
• The Italian Football Federation are keen for former Chelsea, Leicester City and Roma boss Claudio Ranieri to succeed Luciano Spalletti as Italy manager. (Football Italia), external

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Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

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A quick switch back to transfer talk now.

We covered quite a bit this morning, before breaking off for the England news conference, so let's round up what you might have missed...

• What are the deals done so far in the window?
• What might happen before tomorrow night's deadline?
• Bellingham set for Dortmund medical today - reports
• Who is Chelsea's new teenage g?
• Why do City want Cherki?

• Cherki v Wirtz - comparison
• Dortmund reject Chelsea's £29.5m offer for Gittens - gossip

England

• Thomas Tuchel said his England players "shared" his feeling that they could have done better against Andorra.
• The Three Lions boss said he made his feelings known to the England players in the dressing room before making the same comments to the media, asking "why should I sugarcoat it?".
• Tuchel refused to make excuses for England's display against Andorra, but said there had been a lack of rhythm at the end of a long season.
• It was not all doom and gloom for the England boss, however, saying it was good to see how his players responded in "tight situations".
• Tuchel said he will make changes to his side against Senegal.
• Tuchel itted that he is "impatient" for his players to adapt to his style, and is hopeful that he will see progress against Senegal.
• The German revealed that he may give his players "a little more freedom within the structure" in order to give them "more freedom to express themselves," against Senegal.
• Tuchel described Bukayo Saka as a "key player" and said he will start against Senegal after being rested against Andorra following a muscle tweak.