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Mauricio Pochettino has revealed his hopes that 'one day' return to Tottenham.
Pochettino achieved Spurs for five and a half years between 2014 and 2019 and took them to the final of the Champions League in its last year at the club.
The Argentine was fired only five months after losing the final of the Champions League against Liverpool, and since then he has trained his rivals in London Chelsea before being named manager of the United States. Uu. Last September.
However, his love for Tottenham has not disappeared, and has admitted that he is still open to a return of northern London in the future.
In an interview with Sky SportsThe Argentine said: 'Look, when I left the club, I always remember an interview. I said that I would like one day to return to Tottenham and that is, of course.
'I am in the United States, I'm not going to, I'm not going to talk about it, but what I said and then after six or five years, I still feel in my heart that, yes, I would like one day to come back. We see the moment, as Daniel said. '
Mauricio Pochettino has revealed his hopes that 'one day' return to administer Tottenham
The Argentine spent five and a half years in charge of Tottenham before his departure from 2019
Opening his relationship with Tottenham president, Levy, Pochettino revealed that he is still in contact with his former boss despite his difficult ending.
'He is always there and will be there. Another thing is to make professional decisions. It is true after almost six years with everything we live together, it was difficult due to all the ups and downs and emotional things we live.
'I have always seen that it is difficult in football that does not affect all this type of situation in its relationship. For us, we separate very well.
“One thing was professional, another staff and now, like the day after we left Tottenham, we always follow a very, very good relationship.”
A possible return to Tottenham could be on Pochettino cards given the growing pressure on the current chief Ange Postecoglou.
Tottenham is in 14th place, just 10 points above the descent zone, after losing 13 of its 24 League games to date.
The attire of northern London also left the Carabao Cup and the Copa FA last week to accumulate the pressure on posttecoglou.
Despite Pochettino's desire to return to the club, a recent report said the Spurs have already identified two potential replacements for the Australian.
Pochettino (left) took Tottenham to the final of the Champions League in 2019
The Argentine is remembered with love in Tottenham despite not putting an end to his trophy drought
According The telegraphThe Spurs have already decided that Andoni Iraola and Marco Silva will certainly be among the main candidates to take care of the team in the next season.
But, the report declared that the current Board continues to support Posttecoglou management despite a poor season, which was extremely affected by the injuries of several key players.
The saving grace of Australia is the progress of the team in the Europa League, which is the only possibility of cutlery that the Spurs have in the campaign. If they are knocked out, Posttecoglou's position is likely to be under scrutiny.