Daniel Levy urged to make shock U-turn and re-hire Ange Postecoglou after bizarre statement from Australian official

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The Lord Mayor of Melbourne has urged Daniel Levy to reconsider his decision to sack Ange Postecoglou after sharing a passionate statement on social media.
On Friday Tottenham released a statement to announce that Postecoglou had been relieved of his duties 16 days after he led the club to their first silverware since 2008.
Victory in Bilbao served as a glorious conclusion to what had been an otherwise disastrous campaign for the north London club.
In a season in which his squad was ravaged by slew of injuries, further compounded by a congested fixture list, Spurs suffered 22 league defeats, a club record in a 38-game season.
However, despite the worrying domestic form, many feel as though Postecoglou was hard done by - including Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Nicholas Reece.
On Tuesday night, Reece said: 'On behalf of the people of Melbourne, and Premier League fans around the world, I call on Tottenham Hotspur FC to reconsider its decision to sack coach Ange Postecoglou.
'In @cityofmelbourne we have followed Ange's career closely for decades. He began his junior and senior career in Melbourne as a player and later coach at @southmelbournefc in the 1980s.
'Never underestimate Ange's determination to win, and his ability to carry teams to greatness. We have seen this time again over his career.
'This year Tottenham made history by winning the Europa League trophy - its first such win in 17 years. We will see with further trophies follow if Ange is given the chance.
'Don't let Tottenham be known as the team that is allergic to silverware. Let Ange lead the players onto greatness in next years Premier League campaign.'
Despite his passionate message, the club are pushing forward in their search to replacement the Australian and are closing in on appointing Thomas Frank.
Mail Sport understands that Spurs have made a formal approach for the Dane – and that an unveiling could take place in the coming days.
Frank has a release clause thought to be around £10m, but those with knowledge of the situation believe it is heading towards a positive conclusion and that Frank will soon be announced as successor to Ange Postecoglou, who was sacked on Friday.
Negotiations have now started, with chairman Daniel Levy representing Tottenham and Phil Giles, Brentford's director of football, in talks.
Aside from the release fee, discussions are also likely to focus on Frank's backroom staff, and the level of compensation needed to allow them to follow him from west to north London.
The Bees will demand suitable recompense for a manager whom has been with the club for close to a decade and who has overseen a period of remarkable success.
Frank arrived at the club in 2016 as assistant head coach and was appointed manager in 2018. In his first full season in charge he led them to the play-off final and followed it up with promotion to the Premier League. Over the past four years he has firmly established Brentford as a top-flight club.