Thomas Frank is being linked with a number of huge jobs (Picture: Getty Images)
Thomas Frank says he will probably be in charge of Brentford at the start of the next Premier League season, despite being linked with the Manchester United, Chelsea and Bayern Munich jobs.
The managerial merry-go-round is expected to be in full flight this summer, with big clubs looking for new bosses and struggling to find them.
Bayern Munich are finding it very difficult to appoint a replacement for Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea must find a new manager after Mauricio Pochettino’s departure was announced on Tuesday evening and Manchester United are considering a change at the top after a poor season under Erik ten Hag.
Frank is being touted as a contender for all three roles after an impressive stint in charge of the Bees, but he sounds in no rush to make the leap to a bigger club.
The Dane is not unrealistic about the prospect of him leaving Brentford at some point, but loves his job with the club and knows that a move to a higher profile club is not always the right thing to do.
‘I will probably be on that touchline on August 17,’ Frank told The Athletic. ‘I think that will happen. I’m happy here. I’ve said it many times and I mean it.
‘It’s close to the perfect football life. I’m not in any rush or searching to do something else but I also think I’ve learned in life I’m open for what can happen.
Ivan Toney and Thomas Frank have enjoyed a successful relationship at Brentford (Picture: Getty Images)
‘I can see myself being here for a long period. Can I stay here for seven more years? I don’t know and that’s not that I don’t love Brentford, it’s just: do I want to try something different?
‘But I’m very aware the grass is not greener in the garden next door even if it looks like it. Then you get in there, take a closer look and see there are a lot of weeds in the grass.’
The 50-year-old took charge of Brentford in October 2018, having worked as assistant to Dean Smith at the club previously, and earned promotion to the Premier League in 2021.
It was the first time the club found themselves in the Premier League and Frank has established them as regulars in the top flight, with three unbroken seasons among the elite since.
Mauricio Pochettino is looking for a new job after leaving Chelsea (Picture: Getty Images)
While Frank is in contention for a string of big jobs, he is not currently favourite for any of the three roles mentioned.
Pochettino’s Chelsea exit makes him a leading candidate for the jobs at Manchester United and Bayern Munich, while Roberto De Zerbi, Kieran McKenna and Ruben Amorim are all linked with Chelsea.
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