His mission is clear: sharpen the edge of this Tottenham side, trim the fat, and build a cohesive unit capable of navigating Champions League rigours

We’ve already told Thomas Frank five players he should build his Tottenham team around, but our brazen impertinence doesn’t stop there. No, internet law requires us to follow that unrequested advice with its mirror image: five players he should hard-heartedly discard. So here are they.

Claus Norgaard's exit from Brentford is not believed to be linked with a move to Tottenham to join Thomas Frank, football.london understands. Frank was announced as Spurs' new head coach on Thursday evening with the club agreeing compensation to also take first team assistant coach Justin Cochrane,