Tottenham Hotspur have finalised the signing of 20-year-old defender Kota Takai from Kawasaki Frontale, with the Japan international becoming the second signing under new manager Thomas Frank.Spurs already bolstered Frank’s squad by striking a discounted deal to sign Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich after a solid six-month loan in the second half of last season,

Tottenham Hotspur have named former Liverpool coach Fabian Otte, 34, as the club’s new first team goalkeeper coach and one of five new appointments to Thomas Frank’s coaching staff. Cameron Campbell, Matt Wells, Stuart Lewis and Dean Brill have also joined the Dane’s new-look backroom team.

Thomas Frank is facing a Champions League headache as he starts work with his Tottenham Hotspur squad and waits for the club to make a major breakthrough in the transfer market.