Frank on Solanke's return, takeover interest and Wolves

Frank on Solanke's return, takeover interest and Wolves

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Wolves at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium (kick-off 20:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

  • There are no fresh injury concerns for Spurs with the same squad involved in the Carabao Cup victory over Doncaster Rovers on Wednesday available again.
  • Pape Matar Sarr trained on Friday having missed the midweek clash through precaution while Randal Kolo Muani picked up a dead leg before Cup duties and is still unavailable.
  • Dominic Solanke also remains out of contention for the clash against Wolves but the Spurs boss is "relatively positive he will be back quickly."
  • When asked if the striker had suffered a setback, he replied: "When you've had that bit of pain, it's important to get it right, he wasn't [training] on the grass today, but he has been during the week."
  • Radu Dragusin's recovery is also "progressing well" following the anterior cruciate ligament injury he suffered at the start of the year, but it will be "some weeks" before he can return.
  • Tottenham rejected takeover interest for a third time on Friday and Frank is confident that "the club is not for sale".
  • He added: "The owners have been very transparent, very good in communicating, very clear - the club is not for sale. For me personally, I find it a stable environment coming into work every day and also I learned over a lot of years, that the only thing that helps me and helps the team is that I do everything I can to focus on the team."
  • On facing Wolves Frank said: "We are facing a good Wolves side. Everyone is aware they haven't had their best start in terms of points. Their games have been very tight. This is a team the last five times we haven't been able to beat."
  • "We need to come flying out, be ready for it, have the fans behind us - they need to back us in every second of the game. I am confident we will perform."

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