As pressure mounts on Thomas Frank at Tottenham, it seems former boss Mauricio Pochettino is not doing anything to dismiss rumours he could return to the club.
In many ways, Spurs have never found the right replacement for Pochettino all these years later. Obviously, Ange Postecoglou ended the club’s wait for a trophy, but he was unable to survive long-term in N17.
Now, Thomas Frank is struggling. The Lilywhites are yet to win a league game in 2026 and the defeat against Man United this weekend will do little to ease pressure on the Danish manager.
Whether the club’s hierarchy would actually go back and give Pochettino another chance as Tottenham manager remains to be seen, but he’s clearly not about to let the rumours fade away.
Pochettino is said to be on a three-man shortlist at Tottenham, while Poch himself is interested in a return to Spurs after the World Cup.
Mauricio Pochettino spotted with Tottenham legends
Over on Mauricio Pochettino’s Instagram account this week, the Argentine posted a story which featured a photo of him and Spurs icon Ossie Ardiles hanging out in the UK once again.
The story had the caption “COYS” attached, which shows the former manager has never let go of his affection for Spurs.
Obviously, we should take this with a pinch of salt, as Pochettino and Ardiles do spend time together fairly often and they both have that connection to Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs fans are split on Pochettino’s potential return, but it certainly looks like he’s more than happy to be associated with the club once more.
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Pochettino spoke about Spurs again recently
We may well learn a lot more about Pochettino’s thoughts on the matter when he appears on the High Performance Podcast next week.
A promotion post from the podcast advertised the fact that Pochettino will be speaking on the next episode. And, in the post, there is a shot of a whiteboard featuring a message that references Spurs directly.
It’s pretty cryptic, though. The message reads: “Mbappe. Mason. Champiñon. [Champions] League. Spurs.” It’s worth noting the word “Spurs” is also heavily underlined.
The caption on the post even says “Spurs fans might want to take a look at the final slide.” What this means right now, we don’t know, but all will be revealed on Monday.