Tottenham set to agree ‘strange’ deal – ‘It’s a little bit concerning’
Tottenham’s instability at the top of the club is concerning and could be affecting manager Thomas Frank.
That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, giving his verdict on the latest hire at Spurs.
Carlos Raphael Moersen is set to be appointed as Spurs’ new director of football operations, joining from City Football Group.
It has been a season of change at the top of Spurs since Daniel Levy’s departure as executive chairman after 25 years in the role.
Tottenham have ‘confused group of people’ at the top
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes Moersen could join Spurs without “a clear definition of responsibility.”
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness states that Spurs must stabilise to be able to fully support Frank.
He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “I think Moersen, look, he’s a good operator. He’s well thought of. He did well at Man City. But he’s taking on a lot of things like transfer negotiations and different things like this and that, that you’d have thought Johan Lange would have been doing as well, and Vinai, the new CEO.
“So it just seems strange to have somebody with that quality coming in. And there will not be a clear definition of responsibility. So it’s a little bit concerning. So we’ll just have to watch that one again in the coming days, particularly through the January window as to what happens there and who’s making the decisions.
“Is Thomas Frank getting the full support or not? Or has he got a confused group of people above him to respond with? It doesn’t help Thomas Frank really having that sort of uncertainty. So not great for Spurs at the moment.”
Thomas Frank relieves pressure in Crystal Palace victory
Spurs’ 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace was a much-needed three points for Frank, with scrutiny very much still on the manager.
Frank remains under threat of the sack at Spurs just six months into his tenure in north London due to a mixture of poor results and performances.
Spurs sit 11th in the Premier League table, seven points off the Champions League places, with Frank expected to qualify for European competition.