Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has been sacked after just eight months in charge.
The Dane left after Tuesday’s 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle.
Tottenham sit 16th in the Premier League, five points above the relegation zone.
Frank, who was appointed last summer after consistently over-performing as Brentford boss, has the worst Premier League home win percentage of any Spurs manager since 2008. He won just 13 of his 38 games in charge.
Sky News sports correspondent Rob Harris said it has been an “incredible season of contrast” for the Spurs, as they have struggled domestically but performed strongly internationally, progressing to the Champions League round of 16.
“It has been a quite fractious time between Thomas Frank, the Danish manager, and the fans. He’s been a source of quite a bit of friction. It’s been quite a poor atmosphere around the club as well,” Harris added.
Tottenham said they had been determined to give Frank “the time and support needed to build for the future together” since he was appointed head coach in June 2025.
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“However, results and performances have led the Board to conclude that a change at this point in the season is necessary,” the club said in a statement, thanking Frank for his “unwavering commitment, giving everything in his efforts to move the Club forward”.
Tottenham will now be looking for their sixth permanent manager in seven years since Mauricio Pochettino’s departure in 2019.
There is no obvious interim manager who can step in, Harris said as he questioned why the decision to sack Frank was taken now.
“They’re already out of the FA cup, there’s no match this weekend – so they’re not playing for a week and a half. But what a first match the interim manager will have: the north London derby against Arsenal,” he said, adding that this was a “wider reflection of just how brutal the managerial business can be”.
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