When Thomas Frank will make Tottenham manager debut as pre-season challenge outlined

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It looks like it will only be a matter of time before Thomas Frank is confirmed as the next head coach of Tottenham. The Dane will replace Ange Postecoglou in the hotseat after his dismissal was confirmed last Friday.

Frank has made quite a name for himself since taking over from Dean Smith at Brentford in 2018. Guiding the Bees to a place in the Premier League with a play-off final victory over Swansea City in May 2021, the west London club have continued to travel in only one direction since winning at Wembley and have subsequently gone from strength to strength during their spell in their top flight.

Due to his outstanding work at the Gtech Community Stadium, it appeared that it would only be a matter of time before Frank took on a bigger role elsewhere. That will now be at Tottenham, with the 51-year-old the pick to take over from Postecoglou.

Much will be expected of the incoming boss as Spurs look to build on winning the Europa League last month. Tottenham endured a wretched Premier League campaign after finishing 17th and they will be keen to ensure that is a one-off and they get back to challenging for a top-four berth.

Before the 2025/26 Premier League season kicks off on Friday, August 15, Frank will be looking to get his football philosophy across to his new players during pre-season. It will be a key period for all concerned as they bid to get off to a fast start, with the ex-Brondby boss set to have the vast majority of his players available from the beginning of pre-season with no major international tournaments in the calendar this summer.

As things stand right now, Frank's first game as Tottenham head coach will be a North London Derby encounter against Arsenal in Hong Kong. The match is due to be played at Kai Tak Stadium on Thursday, July 31.

That would be some start for the Dane, although it is worth pointing out that Spurs do have a couple of free weekends in the calendar prior to departing for their tour of Asia and an additional one or two friendlies could possibly be added to the schedule. Twelve months ago, Spurs played games at Hearts and QPR before flying to Japan and later South Korea.

After taking on Arsenal, Spurs will go head-to-head with another Premier League rival as they are due to face Newcastle United in South Korea. A date and time for the friendly still needs to be confirmed.

Tottenham will then depart South Korea and head for Germany, this time facing Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. The sides did play against each other twice last summer, with one game in South Korea and the other at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham's final match before the new Premier League season commences is a UEFA Super Cup showdown against PSG at Stadio Friuli in Udine, Italy. The game will give Frank the opportunity to win a piece of silverware in his first competitive game in charge of Tottenham.

The club's first opponent of the 2025/26 Premier League season will be confirmed one week today. Wednesday, June 18 is the big day for next season's fixtures, with the full schedule to be published at 9am sharp.

Tottenham pre-season schedule

Thursday, July 31 - Tottenham vs Arsenal (Kai Tak Stadium, Hong Kong)

TBC - Tottenham vs Newcastle (South Korea)

Thursday, August 7 - Bayern Munich vs Tottenham (Allianz Arena, Munich)

Wednesday, August 13 - PSG vs Tottenham (Stadio Friuli, Udine)

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