Mauricio Pochettino is eyeing up a stunning return to Tottenham this summer after growing unhappy with life at PSG, according to reports.
The Argentine was sacked by Spurs in November 2019 after the team’s dramatic decline following their Champions League final defeat by Liverpool, with chairman Daniel Levy forced to swing the axe after a string of miserable results.
Jose Mourinho replaced him but failed to deliver on the promise of silverware as players and fans quickly grew tired of his negative approach – with Spurs slipping away from the top four and failing to qualify for European football.
Spurs are now on the lookout for a new coach – but have been shot down by a number of targets after Julian Nagelsmann went to Bayern Munich, Brendan Rodgers committed his future to Leicester and Erik Ten Hag signed a new deal at Ajax.
But according to the Sun, an unexpected new target could be on the horizon with Pochettino now ‘seriously’ considering a reunion with the north London side, feeling he has ‘unfinished business’ with them.
Pochettino only joined PSG in January but endured a difficult first season – falling in the title race to surprise package Lille while also being dumped out of the Champions League semi-finals by Manchester City.
It has left the Argentine unsettled, the report adds, despite hopes he could transform the club he starred for as a player.
At Spurs, he transformed an underachieving side into title contenders and regulars in the top four, forging a close relationship with supporters.
He has already told close friends he would be prepared to rejoin Spurs, the report continues, with Levy now looking to find a way to bring him back.
Levy – who built up a close relationship with the 49-year-old during their five-and-a-half years together in N17 – has secretly admitted that sacking Pochettino was ‘the worst mistake of his career’, the Sun claims.
The move could be Tottenham’s ‘ace card’ to keep Harry Kane it says, with the striker already informing the club of his desire to be sold this summer.
Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea are believed to be among the interested parties for the £150million-rated star.
Pochettino oversaw Kane’s rise to prominence in the game after giving him a chance in the first team and helped turn him into one of the world’s deadliest forwards – and their close relationship could be a huge factor in the 28-year-old pledging his future to his boyhood club.
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