Mauricio Pochettino admits he is open to a Tottenham return in the future
Mauricio Pochettino has refused to rule out potentially returning to Tottenham Hotspur in the future.
Pochettino has made no secret of the fact that he would like to return to Spurs one day, telling BT Sport just months after his sacking that he has unfinished business at the North London club and would like to win a title with the Lilywhites.
However, his relationship with a section of Spurs fans has undoubtedly soured since his decision to join Chelsea in the summer, and the 51-year-old might be set for a frosty reception when he returns to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this evening for the first time since his sacking.
Pochettino does not rule out a future Spurs return
Pochettino has now opened the door for a potential return to Spurs, which will not go down well with many Chelsea supporters.
When asked if he can see himself returning to N17 in the future, the Blues boss told The Telegraph: “Hopefully, I can stay here [at Chelsea] until I die! 20 or 25 years, but you never know in football. It [Tottenham] is a club, for sure if I’m not working, maybe if they want me one day, why not?
“Who knows? It’s a club like Southampton or Espanyol or Newell’s Old Boys. It’s like life, you never know what is going to happen tomorrow. We need to enjoy today and I think now at 51, I am thinking more about that, enjoy today and not look too much into the future, in the long term. But, why not?”
The former Tottenham boss acknowledged that he still has some work to do to build a similar connection with the Chelsea fans he did with the Tottenham faithful.
“After four months? I cannot lie,” said Pochettino. “I hope we can arrive on the same level that I had at Tottenham. Because then it would mean we are doing really well here. Of course, I expect one day to be on the same level but I cannot lie, at the moment no. It is a tough situation.”
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I do not think this sort of honesty from Pochettino would be appreciated by the Chelsea fans, especially given how the Blues are struggling this season. Tottenham have a chance to really pile the pressure on the Argentine with a win this evening.
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