TOTTENHAM want Bryan Mbeumo to join with Thomas Frank — in a £70million double raid on Brentford.
Spurs have made Bees boss Frank their first choice to replace axed Ange Postecoglou and want to tie up a swoop quickly.
And the Europa League winners are trying to hijack Manchester United’s move for attacker Mbeumo — with hopes that landing Frank could help sway a deal.
Frank, 51, is open to the move across London and a £10m compensation package to land the Dane and his staff will not be a problem.
Spurs technical director Johan Lange, who worked with Frank at Danish club Lyngby, will play a key role in negotiations.
Then Tottenham can join the Mbeumo chase seriously and hope that being able to offer Champions League action will give them another edge.
United are edging towards a £60m deal and Spurs have cash to match that.
It would be a huge test of Tottenham’s spending power as United prepare to offer huge wages on top of the fee for the Cameroon international, 25.
Meanwhile, Brentford are already homing in on Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna to succeed Frank.
But McKenna signed a massive new deal at Ipswich a year ago and his compensation clause is understood to be a similar figure to Frank’s.
The lure of a second crack at the Premier League is bound to appeal to the Northern Irishman, who was relegated after leading Ipswich to Prem promotion for the first time in 22 years.
Brentford have alternatives if McKenna is not committed.
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