Mauricio Pochettino ran into a lot of Tottenham fans on his way out of Madrid, and they had only one message for him.
Pochettino was in attendance at the Metropolitano Stadium to watch Spurs take on Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the R16 stage of the Champions League, and he saw his former side thrashed 5-2.
The La Liga outfit raced to a 4-0 lead within the first 22 minutes, as Igor Tudor’s controversial decision to start Antonin Kinsky backfired spectacularly.
The Croat had to take off Kinsky just 17 minutes into the game after he made two embarrassing errors at the back, with the occasion seemingly proving too much for the 22-year-old.
Tottenham fans plead with Mauricio Pochettino to return
Spurs fans sang Pochettino’s name on his flight to Madrid, and it turns out that some supporters also ran into the Argentine’s way out of the city.
It has emerged on social media that the Tottenham fans who were on the 54-year-old’s flight out of Madrid also made their feelings clear to the former Spurs manager.
They allegedly sang Pochettino’s name, and according to one X user, the whole plane was ‘begging’ him to come back.
Spurs may face competition from European giants for Pochettino
It has been reported over recent weeks that the Tottenham hierarchy has already reached out to Pochettino regarding returning to the club in the summer.
It has been claimed by various sources that the Argentine coach would accept the Spurs job when his contract with the USA runs out after this summer’s World Cup.
However, it has been claimed by Spanish outlets that Real Madrid are also eyeing a move for Pochettino, with club president Florentino Perez thought to be a longtime admirer of the former Espanyol boss.
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