Thomas Frank reveals plan for Richarlison
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Burnley, Richarlison and Spurs
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Thomas Frank began his Tottenham Hotspur career with a 3-0 victory over Burnley on Saturday, as summer signing Mohammed Kudus found Richarlison twice and Spurs looked hugely improved from last season.
Thomas Frank hopes Cristian Romero will sign a new contract at Tottenham after being named club captain. Romero was one of the vice-captains last season and has now taken over the armband following Heung-min Son's move to LAFC.
Tottenham had performed well on Wednesday in Thomas Frank's first competitive game in charge as they gave Champions League holders Paris St-Germain a fright in the Uefa Super Cup in Udine, Italy. Spurs had led 2-0 after 84 minutes only to concede twice late on,
The move from Brentford to Tottenham represents a huge step up in the Danish coach's career, but he knows the scale of the challenge ahead
Tottenham are really keen to get Cristian Romero tied down to a new contract after appointing him captain, sources have told TBR Football’s chief correspondent, Graeme Bailey. Romero called Frank a ‘good coach’ after he chose him to take over from Son Heung-min as the captain of Spurs.
Tottenham are closing in on a deal for Eberechi Eze, talkSPORT understands. Spurs and Crystal Palace are negotiating a fee after Eze’s £68m release clause expired. The England international
Mohammed Kudus provided both the assists for Richarlison's goals, wriggling into space each time and picking out the Brazilian perfectly. Pedro Porro combined nicely with Kudus and Spurs' best first-half moments came when the two worked it down the right wing and put crosses in.