Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank has revealed that he was pursued by both Manchester United and Chelsea during the summer of 2024, taking a meeting with each Premier League giant in a matter of hours.
Frank was in charge of Brentford at the time and boasted a lofty reputation despite finishing just two places above the relegation zone that season. The Dane had taken the modest club, one he dubbed a “bus stop in Hounslow,” out of the Championship and established them in the Premier League, routinely collecting notable scalps (against United and Chelsea, among others) even while restricted to one of the lowest wage bills in the division.
On May 24, 2024, one day before the FA Cup final between Manchester United and Manchester City, Frank found himself in the London garage of the Red Devils co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Mere hours later, he had trekked across the capital to meet Chelsea’s representatives at the Mayfair Hotel.
“Sitting in for an interview with two of the 10 biggest clubs in the world—two hours apart—is quite unique,” Frank beamed during an interview with .
“I know I didn’t get either job, but it was still a huge deal. I remember walking through Battersea Park between the two interviews and thinking: ‘Thomas Frank from f—— Frederiksværk—am I really experiencing this?’”
