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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs have ‘already begun’ Mauricio Pochettino talks"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/conte-contract-news-pochettino-premier-league/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2023-01-23T06:20:08Z"
modified: "2023-01-23T06:20:08Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs have ‘already begun’ Mauricio Pochettino talks

**[Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/) have reportedly ‘already begun’ talks for Mauricio Pochettino to potentially replace Antonio Conte as manager.**

### The Lowdown: Conte’s future

As per Italian football journalist [Gianluca di Marzio](https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/conte-tottenham-futuro-situazione-22-gennaio-2023), Conte has asked to put the contract offer from Tottenham on ‘hold’, with his current deal set to expire in June.

Di Marzio adds that there is a ‘feeling’ that Conte will want to return to Italy, so may not take Spurs up on their contract offer.

### The Latest: Pochettino ‘talks’

Taking to Twitter, TuttoMercatoWeb journalist [Marco Conterio](https://twitter.com/marcoconterio/status/1617281021753364481) says that ‘talks have already begun’ for Pochettino’s return, and that the North London club are ‘already working’ on life without Conte:

*“The #Tottenham is already working on the possible after Antonio Conte and talks have already begun for the return of Mauricio Pochettino to #THFC.”*

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### The Verdict: Get Poch back?

There is no doubt that Poch was [adored by the Tottenham fans](https://www.football365.com/news/opinion-pochettino-psg-tottenham-homecoming) during his time at the Lilywhites, especially for getting them to a UEFA Champions League final.

In contrast, fans seem to be losing faith in Conte by each game, as his style of play has been [criticised](https://www.forbes.com/sites/grahamruthven/2022/10/27/are-tottenham-hotspur-fans-entitled-to-criticise-antonio-contes-style-of-play/?sh=443de0812497), and they are now struggling to get results, with just [one](https://www.skysports.com/tottenham-hotspur-results) win in the Premier League since the restart after the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, and a 2-0 loss at home to their biggest rivals Arsenal.

Sitting [six](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table) points behind fourth-placed Manchester United, Conte looks like he may struggle to get Spurs into the Champions League spots this season, and so a change to Poch could be worthwhile in terms of getting the club back up to the heights of Champions League finals again.

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