Daniel Levy has made clear his desire to win the Premier League and Champions League as he prepared to usher in a new era at Tottenham with the managerial hire of Thomas Frank.
In a rare public address, the longstanding chair opened up on the “emotionally difficult” decision to sack Ange Postecoglou, who ended the club’s 17-year trophy drought with the Europa League triumph against Manchester United but flatlined in the league.
Venkatesham said Spurs had analysed “more than 30 candidates” to succeed Postecoglou before spending a lot of time on a shortlist. Frank was “absolutely the No 1” choice of the board. Venkatesham said: “One of the things I’m really excited about is that he is an outstanding developer of young players so I really look forward to seeing what he can do with the squad we have here.”
On Postecoglou, Levy said: “I’m very grateful to Ange. I don’t regret appointing Ange. We were over the moon to win a trophy. But we need to compete in all competitions. I’ve got an excellent relationship with him. I told him that he’s always going to be part of our history. Himself and his family are always welcome back. It was a collective decision [to sack him]. Emotionally it was difficult but we believe we’ve made the right decision for the club.”
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Meanwhile, Tottenham remain in regular contact with their winger Manor Solomon over his welfare after he was left stranded in Israel as the military conflict with Iran continues.
The 25-year-old Israel international got married to his long-term partner, Dana Voshina, last week but they have not been able to leave after Israeli airspace was closed to civilian flights.
A Tottenham spokesperson said: “We are constantly in regular dialogue with all our players regarding their wellbeing and welfare.”
Solomon is due to return to the north London club for the start of pre-season training in early July.
