{"id":263158,"date":"2026-01-25T11:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T11:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/263158\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T11:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T11:49:08","slug":"fabrizio-romano-drops-new-thomas-frank-tottenham-sack-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/263158\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano Drops New Thomas Frank Tottenham Sack Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It feels a little bit like one step forward, two steps back for Thomas Frank at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/db\/sports-team\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>, who is back under scrutiny in north London.<\/p>\n<p>The pressure eased on Frank somewhat during the week when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/db\/sports-team\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Spurs<\/a> produced a slick display in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/tag\/champions-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UEFA Champions League<\/a> to beat Bundesliga high-flyers Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n<p>That victory put them fourth in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/tag\/champions-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Champions League<\/a> league phase table and secured at least a knockout play-off clash. But while things are going well in Europe, the same cannot be said for Tottenham&#8217;s league form, which continues to stutter.<\/p>\n<p>                        Frank Sends Message to Tottenham Fans<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thomas Frank\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769341747_939_2025-12-28t183306z_1058580370_up1elcs1fj5i0_rtrmadp_3_soccer-england-cry-tot-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769341747_939_2025-12-28t183306z_1058580370_up1elcs1fj5i0_rtrmadp_3_soccer-england-cry-tot-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Spurs were 13 points clear of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/tag\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Premier League<\/a> relegation zone little over a week ago, now that gap is down to just eight following defeat to West Ham and Saturday&#8217;s draw with Burnley &#8211; two teams in that relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation around Frank&#8217;s future has been rife for much of the season, with Spurs regularly booed off the pitch following performances in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Matches at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium have also failed to hit capacity as supporters have voted with their feet. Fans were heard chanting &#8216;we want Frank out&#8217; and &#8216;you&#8217;re getting sacked in the morning&#8217; during the game at Turf Moor.<\/p>\n<p>Frank delivered a message to the fans in his post-match press conference. He said: &#8220;I think the message to the fans, as I&#8217;ve said the whole time, is that we&#8217;re working very hard to make sure everything is going in the right direction and we&#8217;ll keep doing that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                        Thomas Frank Back At Risk<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thomas Frank\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-01-20t200125z_948103153_up1em1k1jmc34_rtrmadp_3_soccer-champions-tot-bvb-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-01-20t200125z_948103153_up1em1k1jmc34_rtrmadp_3_soccer-champions-tot-bvb-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham face Eintracht Frankfurt away in Germany on Wednesday in their final Champions League clash to try and secure a top eight to automatically qualify for the last 16 and avoid the need for a play-off match. The likelihood is that Frank will remain in charge for that, but the result at Burnley has caused further doubt.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his YouTube channel, Fabrizio Romano delivered an update on the Tottenham boss&#8217; future.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;For sure it&#8217;s a complicated situation for Thomas Frank after the win against Borussia Dortmund to soften the pressure during the week, he&#8217;s now back at risk, so let&#8217;s see what&#8217;s going to happen for the future of Thomas Frank.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course it&#8217;s going to be a busy, busy week &#8211; the last week of the transfer window and Tottenham to decide on their manager and many things to assess.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                        The Managers Who Could Replace Frank<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"825\" height=\"406\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MixCollage-15-Dec-2025-06-39-AM-9716\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mixcollage-15-dec-2025-06-39-am-9716.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mixcollage-15-dec-2025-06-39-am-9716.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Spurs have been linked with a number of managers in the past few weeks, with the likes of Xabi Alonso and Xavi being mentioned. Oliver Glasner was talked about as a potential replacement, following his Crystal Palace outburst, although the Eagles now expect the Austrian to see out his contract until the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the 2025\/26 campaign, Spurs will potentially have their pick of managers, with Andoni Iraola, Mauricio Pochettino and Thomas Tuchel, as well as Glasner, all out of contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It feels a little bit like one step forward, two steps back for Thomas Frank at Tottenham Hotspur,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263159,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,112],"class_list":{"0":"post-263158","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263158\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}