Tel’s first few months at Spurs after joining on loan from Bayern Munich have been both interesting and, it has to be said, at best inconclusive. His first game was a 4-0 Carabao thrashing at Anfield, and his last a 4-1 defeat to Brighton that briefly interrupted Spurs’ Europa League celebrations on the final day.

Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo believes his former head coach Thomas Frank will do a good job at Tottenham.Frank left the Bees to join Spurs last week after seven years in charge of the west London

The Athletic's Jay Harris covered Brentford for three years before switching to Spurs, so is well-placed to introduce the new manager