Thomas Frank sack: ‘This is how much compensation Tottenham would have to pay’
Tottenham could be faced with a £8million bill if they were to sack manager Thomas Frank in his first season in charge.
That is according to football finance expert Dr Dan Plumley, who has exclusively told Football Insider how much compensation Spurs would have to pay if they sack the 52-year-old.
Spurs held meetings over Frank’s future following their 2-1 defeat against West Ham, with the north London club lying in the bottom half of the Premier League table.
Frank has lost the support of the Spurs fanbase following months of poor results and performances, with many supporters wanting the former Brentford boss to be sacked.
Thomas Frank compensation a ‘predetermined deal’
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, Plumley says it is likely that Frank would be paid a full year’s salary if he was sacked.
“You’ve seen figures reported that his salary is around £8million a year, something like that,” Plumley said.
“There are a couple of years on it left to run. Also what you don’t often see is that the manager would get paid off the full amount of that contract. There’s likely a clause in the contract that says it can terminate at any point in time depending on performance, and that’ll be a set fee that they’ll agree on.
“Now, again, with a little bit of professional judgment, you know, that might be something at around a year’s salary or something like that, but it’ll already be agreed. So, you know, if those figures are reported that he is on around £8m, and we have to take that with a pinch of salt, then you might suggest that, you know, a sacking would cost in the region of £8m, something like that.
“I think he’s obviously still under pressure. Of course, they had a good result in the Champions League in midweek. But, yeah, I think it’s not often that you would get paid the full length of the contract. There’s going to be some predetermined deals in there, and that’s standard for a lot of these contracts nowadays.”
Thomas Frank could be offered Premier League job
Frank is already in the running to join another Premier League club if he was to leave Spurs this season.
Crystal Palace are lining up a move for Frank amid the news that Oliver Glasner will depart Selhurst Park at the end of the campaign.
A successful spell at Brentford means Frank is still highly regarded by the Crystal Palace hierarchy despite his struggles in north London.