Thomas Frank has already endorsed ‘incredible’ player Tottenham want to sign
Tottenham’s strong start to the season hasn’t stopped transfer speculation, with Thomas Frank potentially raiding his former club.
Frank was appointed Tottenham manager in the summer, leaving Brentford after an impressive six-year spell.
The Dane has since stamped his authority at Spurs with his exciting play style, and he wants to continue moulding the squad to his vision.
Football Insider revealed on Friday, October 3, that Tottenham are interested in Nathan Collins from Brentford, joining Liverpool in the race for his signature.
Collins, unsurprisingly, isn’t the only player on their radar.
Tottenham are closely monitoring Kevin Schade
According to Florian Plettenberg on X, Tottenham are one of several teams monitoring the situation of Brentford forward Kevin Schade.
🚨⚪️ EXCL | Tottenham are among the teams closely monitoring the development of Kevin #Schade.
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) October 10, 2025
The 23 y/o left winger is under contract with Brentford until 2028, and #Tottenham have shown interest in a potential transfer in the summer of 2026.
One to watch this season — he is… pic.twitter.com/SP4lnDVwlO
The 23-year-old, who is currently on international duty with Germany, is under contract at the Bees until 2028, with Plettenberg claiming his future is ‘one to watch’.
Schade has become one of Brentford’s most important attackers following Bryan Mbeumo’s exit to Manchester United and Yoane Wissa joining Newcastle United.
Known for his electric pace and explosive power in transitions, Schade is arguably one of the most exciting players in the division.
But with just one goal involvement in eight appearances so far this term, the German international must improve his end product to become a top player, something Frank has predicted him to achieve.
What Thomas Frank has said about Schade
Speaking after Schade scored twice during Brentford’s 4-3 win against Man United in May, Frank heaped praise on the versatile forward and tipped him to ‘become even better’.
“He’s grown a lot this season. Scoring 10 goals – not many players have scored 10 goals in the Premier League in their career – and he’ll most likely become even better next year. That’s the plan,” the Dane said.
“With his pace going in behind, his threat in the box on headers – two fantastic headers [against United], the first one is an incredible header, the second one is just top class – but also if we go longer he’s one that can win a flick-on and, with set pieces in both boxes, he’s working hard.”
After joining Brentford from Freiburg for £22million in June 2023, Schade hit double figures for the first time in his professional career in 2024/25, scoring 11 in the Premier League.
Now, he’s looking to kick on even further, and with Frank showing an interest in him, it’s mouth-watering to imagine what he could achieve at Spurs.