Saint-Germain explains Pochettino's relationship with Tottenham
A source close to Paris Saint-Germain, the Ligue 1 runner-up, confirmed to AFP on Friday that "there is nothing" between his Argentine coach, Mauricio Pochettino, and his former club, Tottenham, who is seeking to use his services again.
The source explained that it is not abnormal for a club to discuss its former coach, but "there is absolutely nothing" about Pochettino, which has a contract with the Parisian club until 2022 (with the possibility of an extension for an additional season).
According to the British press, Tottenham contacted Pochettino in order to return to his position, which became vacant after the sacking of his Portuguese successor, Jose Mourinho, in April.
The Argentine was sacked from his position at Tottenham in November 2019, after five years with the London club, before he was hired by the French capital club this winter, after the dismissal of the German Thomas Tuchel, who was transferred to the technical management of Chelsea.
The BBC reported that Tottenham had not made direct contact with Paris Saint-Germain, while The Guardian indicated that the former center-back would be interested in returning to the bench of the London club.
Paris Saint-Germain, who deprived him of the league title and knocked out the semi-finals of the Champions League competition at the hands of Manchester City, won the French Cup and the Champions Cup only this season.
Under Pochettino's leadership, Tottenham finished three consecutive seasons on the podium from 2015 to 2017, and reached the final of the 2019 UEFA Champions League before losing to fellow Liverpool (0-2).
The 49-year-old Argentine has kept very good contacts with club president Daniel Levy and is still very popular with the fans.
Pochettino had told the English channel "BT Sport" last April that "in the bottom of my heart, I am sure we will meet again. Since the day I left the club, it was my dream to come back one day to try to finish the task that I did not finish there." .
On Thursday, Pochettino spoke in an interview with the official website of the Parisian club, about his future with Saint-Germain, and said: “I am happy with the way the players have adapted to the changes .. I still believe that it is with this way of working, and with the desire to be able to develop other types of Ideas on the field, we will achieve great things in the future. "
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