Stoic, unshakable and resolute, Mauricio Pochettino has revealed he is determined to return to his former club.
Driven by an unfulfilled desire and passion to complete what he had begun at Tottenham, the unconventional Argentine feels he has unfinished business at his former club and is eager, in fact desperate even, to return at some point in the future to bring a title, declaring: “I want to manage Tottenham again.”
And in a statement that will truly lift the spirit of the club’s supporters, Pochettino declared: “My dream is to be back and to try to finish the work that we didn’t finish.”
The Argentine departed Spurs in November after his five-year stint at the club, having done an excellent job of transforming Spurs into one of the country’s top sides and having led them to a second place and third place finish in the Premier League during his tenure
The 48-year-old Pochettino also took the Lilywhites to the 2019 Champions League final, ultimately falling 2-0 to Liverpool in the final in Madrid. However, a poor start to the current campaign saw Pochettino being relieved of his duties by chairman Daniel Levy, who replaced him with Jose Mourinho.
Pochettino is one of the latest, hottest names that’s been linked with a Premier League return to Newcastle and is poised to make his return t o management, assuming the club’s £300million Saudi takeover goes through, of course.
Regardless of the eventual outcome, he has stated that he is hopeful to return to Spurs to lead the club to a title in future.
“It was an amazing journey that finished in the way that, of course, no one wants. But deeper in my chest, my soul, my heart – I am sure that we will cross [paths] again,” Pochettino said on BT Sport.
“From the day that I left the club, my dream is to be back and to try to finish the work that we didn’t finish.
“We were so close to winning the right trophies. The Premier League and the Champions League.
“But we stopped and, of course, I am looking forward to move on and I am so motivated for the next project.
“But deep inside I would like to be back one day because the club is special. The fans are so special.
“Maybe in five years, maybe in 10 years, and now I’m going to conspire with the universe and to throw out the idea that before I die, I want to manage Tottenham again and try if possible to win one title – because I want to feel what it means to win one title with Tottenham.
“The fans are amazing and the love we received was amazing and that [would be] a good opportunity to pay back all the love they showed us from day one.”