Thomas Frank ‘breaks rule’ to prove Lewis Family want to invest in Tottenham with £65m transfer reveal

Thomas Frank has now revealed that Tottenham Hotspur were in the race for a Premier League star with 17 goal contributions this season.

Since entering what has been termed a new era following the wholesale changes at the board level, there have been claims that the Spurs’ higher-ups are looking to show ambition.

In fact, a few days before the transfer window opened, it was reported that the Lewis family injected £100 million into the club.

Spurs have since moved to sign Conor Gallagher and Souza for a combined £50 million, while they have sold Brennan Johnson for £35 million.

However, pressure remains on the board to do a lot more in the transfer market, given the injury crisis the club is dealing with, and now Frank has opened up on Spurs’ plans this winter.

Tottenham transfer plans as Thomas Frank admits £65m Antoine Semenyo target

Speaking about the club’s wider transfer approach and the balance between short-term fixes and long-term planning, Thomas Frank explained how much work is going on behind the scenes to strengthen the squad.

He made clear who is driving those efforts, and why Tottenham are cautious about limiting future options, before addressing a major target the club failed to land.

Frank told football.london: “The club are working relentlessly to do what they can to improve the squad, especially Johan, Fabio and Vinai and all those behind them. We cannot be obsessed with a short-term fix as we cannot limit what we do in the future.

“I can promise the Lewis family are super committed and there is no doubt the club is clear. I will break a rule, we wanted to sign Antoine Semenyo. That is a big signing with finances and all that. It is aligned and they are the quality players we are looking for to improve the squad.”

Frank’s comments reveal lack of proper level from the Tottenham board

Again, it continues to be all words but little action from the Tottenham hierarchy when there is a bit of pressure. Spurs were never alone in the race to sign Antoine Semenyo at £65m in the winter window, as reports at the time claimed that several other Premier League clubs were just as keen.

Frank added: “I think it shows big, big commitment from the Lewis family. I think the fans and everyone involved should not be in doubt of that. They want things to be successful. We all wanted to be doing better, but processes are starting to be ticked behind the scenes.”

No doubt, as a top side, there are always going to be contingencies in place should you fail to land your main target; however, since Semenyo completed his move to Manchester, Spurs, who claim to have money, have yet to land any other wide forward targets.

It all just seems like another excuse from the board after another poor transfer window outing.

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