Premier League manager makes himself available for Chelsea & Man Utd jobs

Tom Weber

Updated: 22 May 2024 18:03 BST
3 min read

Thomas Frank attempts to get the crowd going as Brentford play Burnley in the Premier League — © IMAGO

Thomas Frank has admitted that he would be open to taking over a big club.

The Brentford boss has done a brilliant job in getting the Bees promoted and then turning them into an established Premier League side since his appointment in 2018.

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The 50-year-old has thus become an attractive commodity in the coaching market. FootballTransfers exclusively revealed all the way back in March that Man Utd admire the Dane and that they would favour a move for him over England boss Gareth Southgate if they were to pull the trigger on Erik ten Hag.

The Dutchman's situation is still '50-50,' according to Fabrizio Romano. The FA Cup final against Man City will be crucial but potentially not decisive for his Man Utd future, claims the transfer expert.

With Mauricio Pochettino having left Chelsea by mutual consent on Tuesday evening, Frank has also been associated with the Blues and Romano has confirmed that the Brentford coach is highly rated at Stamford Bridge.

Frank keen on move but not forcing it

Now, the man himself has opened up on his future and admitted that he would like to eventually coach a big club but that he won't be forcing his way out of Brentford anytime soon.

"If a big club one day comes to knock on my door, then I need to consider it," he told the Daily Mail. "It's not something I'm hunting. I could stay in Brentford for, well, forever is probably a crazily long time but I could stay here for a further sustained period. We all have an ego. Mine's not the biggest but it's not the smallest and it's always the ego that gets in the way of good performances and life."

"Also, I'm realistic in many ways. I'm enjoying my life here. This is probably the perfect football life, working in a good club in London, in the best league in the world with good players, we can compete."