Thomas Frank has been appointed as Tottenham's new head coach on a three-year contract.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy moved swiftly to hire former Brentford boss Frank after the team sacked Ange Postecoglou just 16 days after their Europa League triumph.
Following discussions with Brentford last week over compensation for Frank and his team, the 51-year-old has been unveiled as the new Tottenham boss and will bring with him Justin Cochrane, who returns to the club where he began his coaching career more than a decade ago.
In a statement, the club said: “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Thomas Frank as our new head coach until 2028.
“With Thomas, we are selecting one of the most progressive and innovative coaches in modern football. He has a proven track record in player and team development and we look forward to his leadership as he prepares for the upcoming season.”
Frank becomes the 14th permanent manager in Daniel Levy's 24 years as Spurs chairman and takes charge of a club that won the Europa League last month but sits 17th in the Premier League.
Tottenham's first trophy since 2008 did not save Postecoglou from being sacked, a decision described as “one of the most difficult” the board had taken in a statement released last Friday.
The club's Premier League record of 22 defeats eventually led to Postecoglou's sacking, although he was plagued by injuries over the winter and focused on winning the Europa League rather than league matches in the final months of the season.
Postecoglou's sacking has been met with widespread praise from Tottenham's players and Frank's first task in north London will be to restore calm to a dressing room shaken by the events.
However, the Danish coach has built a reputation for outstanding managerial skills during his impressive seven-year spell at Brentford, where he won 136 league titles
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