{"id":663429,"date":"2026-01-18T08:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T13:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=663429"},"modified":"2026-01-18T16:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T21:42:36","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-souza-thomas-frank-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/01\/18\/tottenham-hotspur-souza-thomas-frank-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur Target Posts Farewell Message Amid Uncertainty Over Thomas Frank’s Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur endured a disappointing 2024\/25 season, despite winning the Europa League under Ange Postecoglou. A change was made, with Thomas Frank replacing the Aussie manager, giving Spurs fans optimism ahead of the 2025\/26 season. It has ultimately been a season to forget for Frank, with the club languishing in 14th position. Reports suggest Frank\u2019s position is under threat<\/span><\/a>, but it appears a new player will be joining the club, with Souza<\/span><\/a> posting a farewell message<\/span><\/a> to Santos, suggesting the transfer is nearing its completion.<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur Endure Disappointing Season<\/h2>\n

Spurs Close to Signing Souza from Santos<\/h3>\n

This season has been nothing short of a disaster for Spurs, with only one win in their last five league games. A disastrous last-gasp defeat at home to West Ham has left the North London club in crisis, with speculation regarding Thomas Frank\u2019s<\/a> future only increasing.<\/p>\n

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It has been reported that Tottenham chief executive Vinai Venkatesham arrived at the training ground early on January 18, as speculation has intensified regarding Frank\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

Whether Frank remains in charge for the upcoming Champions League game against Borussia Dortmund on January 20 remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

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Souza Posts Farewell Message<\/h3>\n

Fabrizio Romano and others have heavily reported that Souza to Spurs is a done deal. It is understood that the player has completed his medical, but Brazilian media have reported that Santos did not hold\u00a0100% rights to the player, meaning the deal has taken longer to complete.<\/p>\n

Any potential issues appear to have been solved, with the player posting a farewell message via his\u00a0personal Instagram account:<\/p>\n

“After 10 years of defending this shield, the time has come for a new challenge.<\/p>\n

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“The last year was intense, of growth and overcoming, but even in the difficult moments, I felt the affection and support of the Santista cheerleading. This will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n

“I walk out with my head held high, grateful for all that I have experienced and for the certainty that this story was built with truth.<\/p>\n

“Thanks for everything, Santos is a pride that not everyone can have!\u201d<\/p>\n

Souza will bring plenty to a struggling Spurs team. Despite his young age, he is physically robust and very offensive-minded. His speed and dribbling ability could make him a huge outlet for the team. He is a work in progress defensively, but attacking-wise, he will bring a lot to Spurs and excite the Tottenham Hotspur faithful.<\/p>\n

Featured Image Credit<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

IMAGO \/ Sebastian Frej<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur endured a disappointing 2024\/25 season, despite winning the Europa League under Ange Postecoglou. A change was made, with Thomas Frank replacing the Aussie manager, giving Spurs fans optimism ahead of the 2025\/26 season. It has ultimately been a season to forget for Frank, with the club languishing in 14th position. Reports suggest Frank\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":654761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,3,7188,24],"tags":[32716,7466],"class_list":["post-663429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-premier-league","category-rumours","category-tottenham","tag-souza","tag-tottenham-hotspur-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663429"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":663454,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663429\/revisions\/663454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/654761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}