‘We don’t want them here’ – Tottenham boss Thomas Frank gives bullish response to Eberechi Eze snub

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Thomas Frank says he only wants players to sign to Tottenham if they are committed to playing for the club.The Tottenham boss was speaking after seeing Arsenal snatch Eberechi Eze out of his grasp despite Spurs having agreed a fee with Crystal Palace for the winger.Thoams Frank has made his feeling clear to potential new recruitsGettyEze is set to undergo a medical on Friday before being unveiled as a new Arsenal player.And that means it’s back to the drawing board for Tottenham in their pursuit of attacking reinforcements.However, despite widespread taunts of Spurs and their perceived lack of ambition in the transfer market, Frank was in a bullish mood on Friday.“To make it very, very clear, I don’t want any players who don’t want to come to the club and wear this fantastic badge,” Frank said.“We don’t want them here, that’s very clear. The fans also feel the same. If they don’t want to play for the club, really enjoy it, no problem. We don’t want them here. That’s the message.”He continued: “Whoever the player is, whoever they support I don’t care too much about. We all have a past. The main thing is the player wants to come. If they’re from Spain, Brazil, Denmark… if they want to come, perfect.”Asked if Spurs will be making further signings before the transfer window shuts, Frank said: “I’m pretty confident that we will sign a player before the end of the window.”talkSPORT understands Tottenham do not feel they could have done more to sign Eze, having agreed terms with both Palace and the player.It is understood Palace were waiting to finalise the deal so that Eze could feature in their Conference League play-off on Thursday night.But Arsenal swooped in late on Wednesday following an injury to Kai Havertz, and Spurs sources believe Eze’s emotional connection to the Gunners ended up deciding the matter. The England star ended up sitting out of the 1-0 victory over Fredrikstad on Thursday night. More to follow…