Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has angered Mathys Tel and “his camp” by choosing to leave the Frenchman out of Spurs’ Champions League squad list.

Frank is coming under increasing pressure to turn around results at Tottenhamwith rumours he could be sacked before Spurs face Dortmund on Tuesday.

However, David Ornstein of The Athleticrevealed on Monday that Frank will be in position to take charge of Tottenham against the German side in the Champions League.

Ornstein did claim the day beforethat he reckons “it’s a matter of when, not if, he will go” with the Dortmund game seen as a must-win match for the Dane.

And now there is further trouble at Tottenham with Fabrizio Romano and other journalists claiming that Spurs attacker Tel is “not happy at all” that Frank has removed him from the Champions League squad list.

Romano wrote on X: “Tottenham manager Thomas Frank excludes again Mathys Tel from Champions League squad list.

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“Frank makes space for Dominic Solanke and the only way was to remove Tel. The French striker and his camp, not happy at all with the decision.”

Another journalist, Ben Jacobs, stated: “Mathys Tel omitted from Tottenham’s Champions League squad for second time this season despite starting the last four games under Thomas Frank.

“Tel is understood to be surprised and disheartened. Dominic Solanke comes in to replace him.”

While Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg added: “Mathys Tel remain the absolute dream transfer target for Paris FC until Deadline Day. Tel still wants to leave Tottenham, as revealed.

“Edin Dzeko is also on the list, but Tel is internally ranked as the clear number one priority.”

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Tottenham boss Frank seemed relaxed ahead of the clash with Dortmund and revealed he had met with?chief executive Vinai Venkatesham, sporting director Johan Lange and Nick Beucher for lunch.

On the conversations, Frank said: “I haven’t heard any situation like that in football where they say ‘hey, mate, if you win tomorrow, no problem. If you lose tomorrow, no problem’.

“We had a good conversation about life and football, the future of the club, everything normal, like you do. Of course, there’s a little bit, how would we say, stormy weather out there.

“I just think it’s an extremely good sign, because normally people are running away if there’s bad news or bad weather coming, they’re normally not coming in and being friendly for lunch.”

In the Daily Mirror, John Cross insisted that the ‘lunch date at the training ground?probably felt more like the last supper’ for Frank.