Tottenham Hotspur’s decision to sack Thomas Frank is set to be a costly choice by the club.
The Danish coach was axed on Wednesday after only eight months at the club.
Frank was appointed in June 2025 on a deal which saw him at the club until 2028.
However, he has now left Spurs with over two years left on his contract.
The decision came after a 2-1 defeat against Newcastle on Tuesday night, which leaves the Lilywhites only five points above the relegation zone.
How much did Thomas Frank cost Spurs?
Tottenham Hotspur were forced to pay £6.7million in compensation to Brentford after appointing Frank in the summer.
His arrival as Ange Postecoglou’s successor saw him sign a yearly deal of £8m-a-year.
The ex-Brentford manager has already received £6m from the club and could mean Spurs may need to pay the £18m still left on his contract.
However, there may have been a clause in the 52-year-old’s contract for a smaller pay-off fee.
During the Dane’s reign, he spent £265.5m on new signings since he was appointed.
This included players like Xavi Simmons, Mohammed Kudus and Connor Gallagher all arriving at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium for hefty fees.
Thomas Frank’s Tottenham record
Frank’s departure comes after 38 matches in charge across all competitions, of which he won just thirteen.
He leaves Tottenham with an average win rate percentage of just 26.9 per cent, the worst since 2008, with Postecoglou having the second worst on 41 per cent.
Sherwood had the best record of the nine managers post 2008, winning 59 per cent of his matches.
Alongside Villas-Boas, Pochettino, Nuno and Conte, all departed despite winning over half of their matches in charge.
The last time Spurs were five points or fewer from the relegation zone after 28 games was in 2008/09, sitting four points above.
The club is winless in their last eight Premier League matchdays (four draws, four defeats).
Frank has also claimed just 1.12 points-per-game on average, the lowest rate of any manager in the club’s history who have managed five or more matches.
Despite Frank leading the Lilywhites to the last-16 stage in the Champions League, the threat of relegation was enough for him to be sacked by the board.
The team is not back in action until they play Arsenal in the North London derby on February 22, giving them eleven days to find a replacement for Frank.