Justin Cochrane, who supported Frank for three years at Brentford and is part of Thomas Tuchel’s England staff, will plan the training sessions and primarily work with the attacking players. Wells will remain in charge of the defence. He could be spotted in the warm-ups before matches last season leading the back four through defensive drills.

Thomas Frank says Tottenham granted his “big wish” of appointing a specialist individual coach to his backroom team. Frank has finished assembling his coaching staff at Spurs after being hired this summer to replace Ange Postecoglou.

Tottenham Hotspur have finalised the signing of 20-year-old defender Kota Takai from Kawasaki Frontale, with the Japan international becoming the second signing under new manager Thomas Frank.Spurs already bolstered Frank’s squad by striking a discounted deal to sign Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich after a solid six-month loan in the second half of last season,