Thomas Frank's reign at Tottenham Hotspur was beyond disastrous, and immediately after Spurs hired a competent manager in Roberto De Zerbi, their fortunes change and they survived relegation. Frank had stars like Pedro Porro and Micky van de Ven, who have since established themselves as among the best in European football in their respective positions, doubting themselves and even seemingly hating football.
Despite how atrocious he was last season for Spurs, Frank is already on the verge of a pretty high profile hire, as Crystal Palace are expected to sack Pierre Sage and closing in on Frank in negotiations. Spurs would love to see another one of their former managers help sink a rival, but they would love even more for Frank to overpay to bring players Spurs no longer want to Palace. Here are three players Tottenham would love to sell to Frank.
CM Conor Gallagher
Conor Gallagher has become a decent player for Spurs in a rotation, but he is nowhere near starting quality and clearly lacks the technical ability to be a Premier League No. 10. He also makes a lot in wages, as Spurs broke the bank in order to sign him specifically for Thomas Frank in the winter transfer window. Gallagher can still help Spurs this season, but if Palace come charging in with a huge offer, Spurs would be crazy not to sell a backup player who basically is a worse and older version of Lucas Bergvall.
ST Dominic Solanke
Dominic Solanke might actually be the first name on the sell list. He has been terrible these past two seasons, and he wasn't even all that good in his first campaign with Tottenham Hotspur, though he did help Spurs hoist the Europa League trophy. Roberto De Zerbi is actually more fond of Solanke than Thomas Frank was, but the previous manager seemed to take a liking to Big Dom, too. If Frank were to want Solanke at Palace, that would be an ideal sale, and Spurs could use the funds to sign a better striker immediately in the winter.
LB Andy Robertson
Richarlison is an obvious candidate, but it's basically impossible for Crystal Palace to take on his wages. But Andy Robertson is another big earner and an aging player who simply isn't at the Premier League level anymore against better opponents. Frank was the one who really wanted to bring Robbo to Spurs despite him obviously being washed at Liverpool, and now that Spurs are stuck with him after agreeing to a pre-arranged deal in the winter, selling him and replacing him with a younger, better left back is the ideal option. Frank calling back for Robertson would be an offer Spurs can't refuse either, just like Conor Gallagher.
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