Aaron Lennon urges Bryan Mbeumo to join Tottenham for two big reasons
Aaron Lennon becomes the latest former Tottenham player to publicly back Thomas Frank at Spurs, with the former winger also sending a message to Bryan Mbeumo amid the Spurs and Manchester United transfer saga.
Tottenham Hotspur have got their hands on their first-choice managerial target this summer, following the sacking of Ange Postecoglou on June 6.
Thomas Frank comes into the Spurs dugout as a manager with a growing reputation, given the tremendous work he did during his time at Brentford, where he established the West London club as a constant Premier League team since taking charge back in 2018.
Of course, given his achievement, the Dane has also earned the respect of some of his peers, with Pep Guardiola coming out last year to praise Thomas Frank and his Brentford side, labelling them hard to beat.
Aaron Lennon backs Thomas Frank appointment at Tottenham
Jermaine Defoe was also quick to state that Frank is the perfect manager for Tottenham, while Christian Eriksen has backed his compatriot to succeed at Hotspur Way.
Another former Tottenham player, Aaron Lennon, has now opened up on what he thinks about the appointment of the Dane this summer.
The 38-year-old was quick to state that being a Spurs head coach is entirely different to being a Brentford manager, but still he believes that Frank is a smart appointment.
He said, speaking to TalkSport from 5:50: “Yeah, well, I said he ticks all the boxes for Tottenham. It is a difficult one because Brentford and Spurs, no disrespect to Brentford, it is a completely different ball game.
“It is a completely different football club. But I think, like I said, he has earned his stripes, so to speak. And I think this is the right one. I think it is the perfect one.”
Lennon urges Bryan Mbeumo to choose Spurs over Manchester United
The former winger’s belief that it is a completely different job, being manager at Spurs when compared to Brentford, is one that Wissa believes in too, as Yoane Wissa also warned Frank about the prospect of managing egos in the Tottenham dressing room.
Regardless, the new Spurs boss would back himself to do a solid job at N17. However, while the manager would be hoping to settle into life in north London quickly, transfer talk continues to take precedence, with reports linking Tottenham with a move for Bryan Mbeumo following the appointment of the former Brentford manager.
Lennon was also asked about the transfer saga and the advice he would give to Mbeumo, who has to pick between Tottenham and Manchester United.
The former Tottenham man was quick to tell the 25-year-old to choose Spurs this summer. He added: “If I was him, Spurs I will do… I think, well, firstly it is his former manager which I think will help, and I just think, I do not know, the difficult system with Manchester United is a difficult one.
‘I think to play as him he could play that role, no doubt he could play that role, I think he is brilliant. But I think he is just the perfect match to play in a 4-2-3-1, the way Spurs play. I really think he would suit the thing and I think it would be a great step for him.”
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