This summer, Thomas Frank decided to take the big step. The Dane was brought to Brentford from Brøndby in 2016, first as an assistant, then head coach from 2018. It was not until 2025 that the karismatic manager chose to say yes to a big club, after initially saying no to two of the world’s ten biggest clubs. Frank simply saw no reason to leave the success at “little” Brentford for a prestigious job.
This summer it was Tottenham, but in a new book, “Diary from the Premier League: The story of Denmark’s biggest coach name”, Frank tells of two very special meetings on May 24, 2024.
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First he had a conversation with Manchester United‘s club owner, Jim Ratcliffe, in a garage in London, before it got a little more luxurious when Chelsea invited him to a meeting at the Mayfair Hotel near Hyde Park.
-To sit in on a conversation with two of the ten biggest clubs in the world – two hours apart – is quite unique, Thomas Frank tells TV 2 Sport.
Thomas Frank ended up staying at Brentford for another season, while the two big clubs chose to look for other coaches. Chelsea had fired Mauricio Pochettino just days before they met Thomas Frank, but they chose to hire Enzo Maresca.
At Manchester United, Erik ten Hag remained coach at the start of the season before the Dutchman was sacked, with Ruben Amorim as his replacement.
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Thomas Frank is the coach who has cracked the English football code through meticulous work since 2016. Imagine if the Dane had taken over Man Utd in the summer of 2024…?
