Thomas Frank was forced to change his starting line-up almost every week, owing to a hellish season for serious injuries at Brentford. That hit the Bees’ form hard, so there was no repeat of last season’s ninth-place finish when they were just two points off qualifying for Europe for the first time in their history.

Thomas Frank stepping up Brentford pre-season plans despite Bayern Munich contact over manager's role - Vincent Kompany of Burnley also on Germans’ shortlist

Thomas Frank has admitted that he would be open to taking over a big club. The Brentford boss has done a brilliant job in getting the Bees promoted and then turning them into an established Premier League side since his appointment in 2018.

Brentford boss Thomas Frank was touted as a potential candidate for the Chelsea manager vacancy after the club parted ways with Mauricio Pochettino by mutual consent on Tuesday night