Mauricio Pochettino has reportedly told Paris Saint-Germain officials that he is keen to terminate his contract at the club this summer.
The former Tottenham manager only moved to the French team in January of this year to take over from Thomas Tuchel but failed to steer them to the Ligue 1 title as they were pipped by Lille.
Although Pochettino guided PSG to Coupe de France and Trophee des Champions wins, they were also eliminated out of the Champions League by Manchester City in the semis.
The Argentine manager’s contract isn’t due to expire until the summer of 2022, but, according to Goal, he has informed the club that he wants to leave just a year early.
PSG were planning to stick with Pochettino, and the report claims that the 49-year-old will accept any decision sporting director Leonardo makes.
Pochettino is believed to maintain a ‘special affection’ for PSG and would continue in his post until the end of his contract should that be what the Ligue 1 club desire.
Tottenham, meanwhile, are reported d to be keen on bringing him back to north London, which would come as a shock because they only relieved him of his duties in November 2019.
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But after the sacking of Jose Mourinho in April, the London side are said to be willing to offer Pochettino a long-term deal to return to the club.
However, they will face huge competition from Real Madrid, who are also in search of a new manager after Zinedine Zidane’s decision to step down from his role as Madrid manager – for a second time – this week.
In terms of Pochettino completing a return to Spurs, club legend Glenn Hoddle isn’t convinced. He said: ‘It’s such a difficult one. Pochettino is a great guy, I met him on a few occasions with Ossie [Ardiles], he’s a really good football man, good at his job.
‘When he went off to Paris Saint-Germain, I thought, ‘Now he is going to get his success, now he is going to get some silverware’, and he hasn’t.
‘Sometimes people are destined not to be successful. ‘They are very good at their jobs and excellent coaches, but other people you think, ‘Oh, they’ve had some luck’, and they get their rewards that way.
‘For Daniel Levy to turn round and say, ‘I’m taking Poch back, I made a mistake, it was my fault…’ it doesn’t sound like Daniel. ‘That would be a big call, a massive call.’
