EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — United States males’s nationwide crew head coach Mauricio Pochettino shut down the rumors linking him to the Tottenham Hotspur managerial emptiness, labeling the thought “not sensible.”
Tottenham fired Ange Postecoglou as manager on Friday, with Pochettino, not for the primary time, being talked about as a candidate to return to the north London membership.
“I believe after I left in 2019, I used to be linked to the crew each time the place of supervisor or head coach of Tottenham was free,” he informed reporters following the USMNT’s friendly loss to Turkey on Saturday.
“My identify is showing on the checklist. I’ve seen the rumors. I’ve seen there have been 100 coaches on the checklist of the membership. I believe, do not be frightened about that. If one thing occurs you for positive will see however we can not discuss such a scene as a result of I believe in the present day, it is not sensible. I’m the place I’m, it is the place we’re.”
Pochettino led Tottenham from 2014 to 2019, guiding them to a Champions League ultimate look earlier than occurring to function supervisor of Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.
He joined the USMNT in September 2024 with the duty of main the crew to the 2026 World Cup, which the U.S. will co-host with Canada and Mexico. And, whereas he clarified that Tottenham has a particular place in his coronary heart, he continued to reject the potential for a return right now.
Sources have informed ESPN that Brentford supervisor Thomas Frank and Fulham boss Marco Silva lead the checklist to exchange Postecoglou. Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola additionally stays into account.
Tottenham lifted the 2024-25 Europa League trophy after defeating Manchester United 1-0, successful Spurs’ first main trophy since 2008. The crew, nevertheless, concluded the Premier League marketing campaign in seventeenth place.
Info from ESPN’s James Olley was used on this report.