£20m Tottenham player looks absolutely exhausted after first pre-season test under Thomas Frank

Tottenham Hotspur are embarking on a new era under Thomas Frank, and pre-season is now underway.

Tottenham’s players have reported back to Hotspur Way, and this is a fresh chance for many of these players to make a good impression.

Manor Solomon is back in Tottenham training after spending last year on loan at Leeds, while Pedro Porro returned early to training and would likely have made a good impression in doing so.

Thomas Frank hasn’t wasted any time in putting his players through their paces, and one of his first drills was quite gruelling.

Indeed, Frank put his team through a 1km sprinting drill, and after the drill, a few of Tottenham’s players looked absolutely drained.

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Djed Spence looks drained after Thomas Frank pre-season test

Thomas Frank had his players go through a difficult running drill in their first pre-season session.

Stat Sports were there to record the session, and in the video shared on TikTok, it has to be said that a few Spurs players looked exhausted.

Dominic Solanke notably looked tired after this test, while Djed Spence also looked like he’d found things difficult as he was taking deep breaths and shaking his head.

Interestingly, George Abbott was clocked as the fastest player at Tottenham during this drill, and that won’t have harmed his chances of being given a first-team shot next season.

Tottenham’s upcoming pre-season plans

These sessions at Hotspur Way are going to be vitally important in terms of building fitness ahead of the new season.

Indeed, while Thomas Frank will want to do as much work as possible with his players, his preparations will be slightly disrupted in a few weeks’ time.

Tottenham head to Asia for a pre-season tour later this month, and that will provide its own challenges in terms of travel, fatigue and media/ambassadorial duties.

After finishing 17^th in the Premier League last season, Tottenham need to knuckle down and prepare for the new season, and, unfortunately, a pre-season tour halfway across the globe may not be the best way to get ready for what is bound to be another difficult campaign.