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title: "Tottenham: Alasdair Gold drops Mauricio Pochettino claim"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-spurs-alasdair-gold-mauricio-pochettino-psg-jose-mourinho-daniel-levy/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-05-12T07:05:33Z"
modified: "2021-05-12T07:05:33Z"
---

# Tottenham: Alasdair Gold drops Mauricio Pochettino claim

**Alasdair Gold has revealed that, while Mauricio Pochettino’s future at Paris Saint-Germain remains uncertain, he has not yet had contact with Tottenham in regards to a potential return to the club.**

### **The Lowdown: Manager search continues**

Pochettino was [replaced by Jose Mourinho](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/nov/20/tottenham-hotspur-jose-mourinho-named-new-manager-of-spurs) in November 2019, who himself was [sacked last month](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56799400) just a few days prior to the Carabao Cup final.

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The managerial position at Spurs remains vacant as Daniel Levy continues his search for the next man to step into the hot seat.

### **The Latest: Pochettino future uncertain but not yet in Spurs frame**

As it stands, PSG are three points behind Ligue 1 leaders Lille with just two games left to play ([BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/french-ligue-one/table)), so it seems unlikely that they will retain their league crown.

In an article for [football.london](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/tottenham-next-manager-inzaghi-rodgers-20563675), Gold has said that the 49-year-old’s future at the Parc des Princes is up in the air, but added that there has not yet been any contact between the Argentine and Levy.

### **The Verdict: Up in the air**

Pochettino replaced Thomas Tuchel at PSG in December of last year on an 18-month contract – he will earn £467,000 per month ([gentside.co.uk](https://www.gentside.co.uk/football/psg-the-record-breaking-salary-of-new-coach-mauricio-pochettino_art6659.html)), or about £8.4m overall. The Parisians have won [seven of the last eight league titles](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ligue-1/erfolge/wettbewerb/FR1) in France, so to not finish top of the table would be a huge disappointment.

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Pochettino remains a hugely popular figure from his time in north London ([The Boot Room](https://tbrfootball.com/tottenham-fans-react-as-pochettino-speaks-up-ahead-of-league-cup-final/)) and there could well be a contingent of the support who would welcome him back with open arms.

However, returning to his former club, who are further away from success than PSG, could be perceived as a step backwards, so it remains to be seen what the next few months hold for the former Southampton manager.

***In other news, [Levy is reportedly desperate to hire this man for Spurs.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/tottenham-spurs-simone-inzaghi-jose-mourinho-ryan-mason-daniel-levy/)***