Thomas Frank sends message to Christian Norgaard over £15m Arsenal transfer
Christian Norgaard was reunited with Thomas Frank as Spurs beat Arsenal in Hong Kong (Getty)Thomas Frank insists he fully understands Arsenal’s decision to sign Christian Norgaard from Brentford this summer.Mikel Arteta’s side sealed a £15 million deal for the 31-year-old earlier this month.Before their six seasons together at Brentford, Frank also managed Norgaard at Brondby as well as at youth level with Denmark’s national side.The pair were reunited in Hong Kong on Thursday as Frank’s Tottenham side beat Arsenal in their pre-season friendly.Norgaard, who started the game and was replaced by Martin Zubimendi in the second half, shared a hug with Frank after the full-time whistle.Get personalised updates on Arsenal everyday Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we’ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you.And speaking after the game, Frank said he was ‘so happy’ for Norgaard’s move to Arsenal.‘It was a little emotional,’ Frank said.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page‘I’ve known him since he was 15. He’s 31 now and I’ve been training him for 12 years so I can say that I’ve known him for a pretty long time.More Trending‘This is the first time I’ve played against him. He played for me more than 300 games and it was a bit strange to see him on the other team.‘He’s a top player and I can understand why Arsenal went for him.‘I’m so happy that he got this great opportunity late in his career.’For more stories like this, check our sport page.Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.Arrow MORE: Tottenham open talks to sign £43m Manchester United targetArrow MORE: Mikel Arteta slammed over ‘nonsense’ Pedro Porro clash after Arsenal defeat to Spurs
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