Tottenham Hotspur hired one of the best up-and-coming managers in the Premier League in Thomas Frank, who brought Brentford from the Championship to European football contention in the most difficult and most competitive league in world football.
However, Frank hasn't been able to bring any of his stars from Brentford with him to Tottenham. His main coach on the field, defensive midfielder Christian Norgaard, abruptly went to North London rivals Arsenal as soon as Spurs showed interest.
The club frustratingly showed minimal interest in his crown jewel, Bryan Mbeumo, who finally signed for Manchester United after drawn out negotiations. And then, Nathan Collins, the star center back, has been untouched by Daniel Levy and the board despite being initially mentioned as a target for Frank, too.
Aside from Mbeumo and his 20 goals, the 19-goal striker Yoane Wissa remains, like Collins, available for transfer. And according to the latest information from Matt Law of the Daily Telegraph, Thomas Frank would still be interested in signing Wissa for Spurs this summer.
Tottenham would have to compete with Newcastle
Wissa has been frustrated with Brentford not engaging seriously in transfer talks to sell him. Brentford have maintained a stance that they are reluctant to sell the 28-year-old striker in his prime after already collecting a big check from Manchester United for the Mbeumo transfer, as selling both players - and nearly 40 total Premier League goals - in one summer would be a deficit that it impossible to make up.
Newcastle already lost out on Hugo Ekitike to Liverpool and now face the prospect of losing their own superstar striker, Alexander Isak, to the Reds, too. So the Magpies have been the ones pushing hardest for Wissa, whose purchase could lead another domino to fall in Isak heading to Liverpool.
Not only could Tottenham use another striker with a 19-goal track record in the Premier League, but they could also benefit from the reigning Premier League champions NOT signing the second-best striker in the league, too. (Though you could also argue that Newcastle are closer to Tottenham in competition right at this moment, so the Magpies losing Isak may help Spurs more).
Regardless, Tottenham have yet to show significant interest in Wissa despite the striker's familiarity with Frank and the manager's desire to bring him to North London. That's likely because Dominic Solanke's status with Spurs is safe, while Richarlison is just about impossible to move at this point, rendering a Wissa transfer largely impracticle.