{"id":23886,"date":"2025-09-23T04:10:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/tottenham-battled-man-utd-for-fantastic-30-million-midfielder-frank-is-personally-enthusiastic\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T04:10:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:10:55","slug":"tottenham-battled-man-utd-for-fantastic-30-million-midfielder-frank-is-personally-enthusiastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/tottenham-battled-man-utd-for-fantastic-30-million-midfielder-frank-is-personally-enthusiastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham battled Man Utd for &#8220;Fantastic&#8221; \u00a330 million midfielder, Frank is personally enthusiastic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/tottenham-battled-man-utd-for-fantastic-30-million-midfielder-frank-is-personally-enthusiastic\/#Tottenham_is_about_to_sign_a_new_midfielder\" >Tottenham is about to sign a new midfielder<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/tottenham-battled-man-utd-for-fantastic-30-million-midfielder-frank-is-personally-enthusiastic\/#Yarmolyuk_could_be_a_solid_Bizma_alternative\" >Yarmolyuk could be a solid Bizma alternative<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tottenham Hotspur is currently fighting Manchester United for the &#8220;fantastic&#8221; midfielder&#8217;s signature. Thomas Frank is personally enthusiastic.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tottenham-looking-to-sign-new-midfielder\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tottenham_is_about_to_sign_a_new_midfielder\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Tottenham is about to sign a new midfielder<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It has been revealed that Tottenham is eager to bring in a new central midfielder during the January transfer period, identify various targets and sign Athletic Bilbao&#8217;s Oyhan Sunset, which is considered a priority.<\/p>\n<p>The need to sign a new central midfielder could be exacerbated by the potential departure of Ibez Vizma, and it has recently been revealed that Mali International was offered twice to West Ham United during the January transfer period.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is still unclear whether Bissouma will leave Spurs. Frank makes it clear that he still has the opportunity to return to his plans.<em> \u201cTo be fair, he&#8217;s just starting to run outside so he&#8217;s not part of the group, but everything I saw when I greet him and said a player every day, he seems good.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;There&#8217;s absolutely no harsh emotions. It wasn&#8217;t like this before, not now, not at all. They&#8217;re well trained and everyone has the opportunity.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, Tottenham has begun identifying central midfield targets before the January transfer period, and team talks reveal that Brentford&#8217;s Yehor Yarmoliuk is currently intriguing, and Frank is personally eager to reunite.<\/p>\n<p>But Manchester United are also eager to sign, which could be \u00a330 million, claiming sales are off the table during the January transfer period.<\/p>\n<p>    Frank also took the time to praise his former players in the past, saying:<em> &#8220;(Yarmoluk) has a great way of thinking and trains me well every day.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"yarmolyuk-could-be-solid-bissouma-replacement\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yarmolyuk_could_be_a_solid_Bizma_alternative\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Yarmolyuk could be a solid Bizma alternative<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With Bissouma&#8217;s future still in the air, it&#8217;s not surprising that Tottenham is identifying the central midfielder as a potential target. Given his defensive capabilities, the Brentford star could be a similar replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to other midfielders, 21-year-olds are tackles per 90 people, 94th percentile tackles and 94th percentile locations over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian also established himself as a regular on the first team at Brentford, suggesting he has made 63 appearances over the past three seasons.<\/p>\n<p>There is clearly a lot of potential for Yarmoliuk, and given that he is only 21 years old, \u00a330 million seems to be a rather reasonable fee for his service.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur is currently fighting Manchester United for the &#8220;fantastic&#8221; midfielder&#8217;s signature. Thomas Frank is personally enthusiastic. 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