Thomas Frank backed to land Prem job quickly after Tottenham sacking | Football | Sport

Thomas Frank has emerged as the leading candidate to become Crystal Palace’s next head coach following his dismissal from Tottenham. Oliver Glasner has confirmed his departure from Palace at the conclusion of this season when his deal runs out. The FA Cup-winning boss is among several candidates Spurs could consider to replace Frank in north London.

Tottenham’s former boss is now free to make the switch across the capital. Remaining in London would hold clear attraction for the Dane following his eight-and-a-half-year spell at Brentford, initially as assistant head coach before ultimately succeeding Dean Smith in the dugout.

Frank’s odds have shifted dramatically from 8/1 to become the 2/1 frontrunner with bet365 for Palace’s next permanent manager position. He has leapfrogged Roger Schmidt, who now sits at 4/1 as the second favourite.

Andoni Iraola, Frank Lampard, Gareth Southgate and Jose Bordalas are joint third favourites at 10/1. Inigo Perez and Kieran McKenna follow at 12/1, narrowly ahead of Spurs assistant manager John Heitinga at 14/1.

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Adi Hutter, Marco Rose, Marco Silva and Steve Cooper are priced at 16/1. Bo Svensson, Michael Carrick and Roberto De Zerbi are all available at 20/1, whilst Robbie Keane sits at 25/1.

Julen Lopetegui, Kjetil Knutsen and Scott Parker are all priced at 33/1. Cesc Fabregas and Enzo Maresca are both available at 40/1, alongside Palace under-18s head coach Javier Alonso and Glasner’s assistant manager, Paddy McCarthy, with Jose Mourinho rounding off the market at 50/1.

Frank, however, has already been cautioned that accepting the position would be far from straightforward. The club’s current boss has repeatedly voiced concerns about their recruitment strategy.

Glasner most recently expressed frustration at failing to secure the signing of Dwight McNeil from Everton on transfer deadline day. He told Sky Sports: “We are all disappointed that this deal didn’t happen.

“I already planned that next day on training with him. And then, right at the end of the transfer, it can always happen on deadline day – so many things can happen that the deal doesn’t happen.

“And this, I was told, is that the terms of the deal changed in the last hours. And then the time is just too short to get the deal over the line, and then the deal failed.

“I can understand that he and his family are disappointed. But believe me, I had the same feeling, because I really have a huge appreciation for him.

“We’re all disappointed that we couldn’t get this deal done. And unfortunately, it happened in the last hour. And so I can understand his disappointment. I share his disappointment.”