Tottenham star faces uncertain future after Thomas Frank exit, despite £22m agreement

One Tottenham star’s future at the North London club has been thrown into major doubt due to Thomas Frank’s exit.

While Frank may not have got the number of players he wanted through the door in his short Spurs stint, he did have the chance to make some touches to the squad in the last two transfer windows.

Many of the players who arrived through the door, such as Conor Gallagher in January, appear very well suited to his system, and the Dane’s exit might thus not be good news for those players.

It has emerged that another Spurs midfielder who was signed last summer is potentially facing a nervous wait regarding his long-term future at the club.

Tottenham are no longer certain to sign Joao Palhinha permanently.

TEAMtalk say Joao Palhinha’s future has been plunged into uncertainty following the former Brentford boss’s exit.

Spurs signed the 30-year-old on loan from Bayern Munich last summer and have the option to sign Palhinha permanently for £22m this summer.

It is revealed that Frank was the driving force behind Tottenham’s decision to sign Palhinha, and the midfielder’s best opportunity of making a permanent switch to N17 hinged on the 52-year-old remaining at the club.

The managerial change at Spurs has ‘complicated the picture’ for the Portugal international, whose purchase clause is no longer guaranteed to be triggered at the end of the season.

Spurs’ London rivals may swoop for Palhinha

TEAMtalk say that that while the experienced midfielder remains contracted to Bayern, he is unlikely to be reintegrated into Vincent Kompany’s squad.

If Tottenham choose against activating the purchase option, Palhinha may thus move elsewhere in the summer.

Fulham are monitoring the situation and remain keen on taking the player back to Craven Cottage if the opportunity arises.

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