Tottenham Hotspur have cleared the decks for Ange Postecoglou’s successor to arrive with a new backroom team by dismissing three of the Australian’s staff, but Johan Lange has remained as sporting director to lead the search for a new head coach.

Lange, who used to share an office with Brentford manager Thomas Frank at Danish club Lyngby, will play a key role in appointing Postecoglou’s successor after he was sacked on Friday.

Postecoglou’s assistant coaches Mile Jedinak, Nick Montgomery and Sérgio Raimundo have followed him out of the exit . Senior assistant coach Matt Wells and goalkeeping coach Rob Burch have remained in position, although it remains to be seen whether or not that changes when a new appointment is made.

Sources believe that Frank is interested in taking over from

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