‘We decided’ – Pochettino reveals whether return to Spurs was a possibility
Mauricio Pochettino has denied that a return to Tottenham Hotspur was ever on the cards for him after he left Paris Saint-Germain. Less than a year after leaving Spurs back in 2019, Pochettino admitted to BT Sport that he wants to return to the club in the future and finished the job he started by […]
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Mauricio Pochettino has denied that a return to Tottenham Hotspur was ever on the cards for him after he left Paris Saint-Germain.
Less than a year after leaving Spurs back in 2019, Pochettino admitted to BT Sport that he wants to return to the club in the future and finished the job he started by winning a league title.
The Argentine was available this summer as Tottenham were on the lookout for a replacement for Antonio Conte, but the Lilywhites decided against turning to their former boss and appointed Ange Postecoglou instead.
It was reported during the summer that Pochettino was disappointed that the North London club did not contact him about their vacancy (talkSPORT).
The decision did not go down well with Tottenham fans at the time but the choice has been vindicated, with Postecoglou completely transforming the team and the atmosphere around the club since taking over.
The Standard revealed a few days ago that Daniel Levy did reach out to Pochettino after he accepted the Chelsea job to explain why Tottenham felt they needed to go in a different direction.
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Pochettino was not close to a Tottenham return
When asked ahead of the London derby if a return to Spurs was ever a possibility, the Chelsea boss said (via James Olley): “No. I think when after we finish our relationship with PSG, we wanted to be one year outside of football, away. And then arrived the offer and contact with Chelsea and we decided to move here.”
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We all know that Pochettino would have jumped at the chance to manage Spurs if the club had expressed an interest in him in the summer.
One of the reasons why I think it would be unfair to boo him on Monday is because of that very reason. One cannot blame him for taking the Chelsea job after Tottenham made it clear that they did not want him back.
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