Mauricio Pochettino has ruled out a return to Tottenham to replace Ange Postecoglou.Thomas Frank is the frontrunner for the Spurs job but Pochettino has been linked with a sensational move back to north London after Postecoglou was sacked on Friday.

Brentford boss Thomas Frank has emerged as Tottenham's leading candidate to replace Ange Postecoglou as manager. Multiple sources have told BBC Sport that Spurs are strongly interested in Frank and that initial work has been already been undertaken to enquire about his availability.

Tottenham Hotspur have cleared the decks for Ange Postecoglou’s successor to arrive with a new backroom team by dismissing three of the Australian’s staff, but Johan Lange has remained as sporting director to lead the search for a new head coach.