Mauricio Pochettino has advised talkSPORT he desires of returning to Tottenham someday.
The Argentine supervisor additionally jokingly abstained from questions over his previous hyperlinks with the Manchester United job.
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Pochettino was introduced as the top coach of america males’s nationwide staff in September after a one-year spell at Chelsea.
His Stamford Bridge tenure adopted a five-and-a-half season stint at Spurs, throughout which he competed for 2 Premier League titles.
Followers chanted his identify in direction of the tip of Antonio Conte’s dramatic reign in 2023, and it’s clear the membership remains to be near Pochettino’s coronary heart.
Reflecting on his shock Spurs exit in 2019 on talkSPORT Drive, he mentioned: “To be trustworthy, the day that I left the membership at all times I used to be pondering someday to return again.
“It isn’t that I used to be pondering earlier than the provide from the USA nationwide staff, I used to be pondering to return again.
“The day that I left I used to be pondering I might like to someday come again to Tottenham as a result of like I advised prior to now, I mentioned for me, I felt empty within the second that I left.
“It was like an unfinished job and that’s the reason. It is a feeling, it is a feeling, it is a dream.
“I do not know how one can take or I can clarify or describe however I feel for certain it is a membership that’s at all times going to be particular for me.
“And I wish to someday to have the likelihood once more to attempt to arrive in a state of affairs that we’re again to complete another way.”
Pochettino is not any stranger to the Premier League given his expertise with Southampton, Spurs and Chelsea.
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He’s thought-about one of many high coaches round, and Man United had been famously linked together with his companies on multiple event.
The 53-year-old was a goal earlier than Erik ten Hag took cost in 2022, with talkSPORT additionally reporting his curiosity within the job following his Chelsea exit final summer season.
talkSPORT Drive presenter and avid United fan Andy Goldstein was eager to know extra on the rumours, however was left disenchanted.
He requested: “One ultimate query, and should you reply it I’ll ship you a bowl of lemons… I’m a Manchester United fan, how shut had been you to managing my membership?”
Pochettino responded: “Okay. Thanks very a lot! I’ll ship my handle.”
Goldstein replied: “Do you not need the lemons?
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“How shut? Was there a dialog? That is my final query. Was there a dialog at one stage?”
Pretending to not perceive the query, Pochettino responded: “Sorry, sorry, sorry. If I, sorry?”
Goldstein continued: “I used to be simply asking, was there a dialog with United at any stage so that you can take over there?”
However Pochettino did not again down from his jokey response and mentioned: “I do not… I can’t hear!”
Pochettino has already taken cost of the USMNT on six events, with wins coming in 5 of these matches.
He appears to be like set to handle america once they host the 2026 World Cup alongside Canada and Mexico.
Nonetheless, his consideration will presently be targeted on the upcoming worldwide break once they face Panama within the CONCACAF Nations League semi-finals on March 20.
