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USMNT boss Mauricio Pochettino admits to Tottenham return 'dream' but refuses to reveal how close he came to landing Man Utd job

<p>Argentine tactician <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/watch-all-games-mauricio-pochettino-advice-tottenham-boss-ange-postecoglou-rumours-return-usmnt-head-coach-before-2026-world-cup/bltb807b8fda79e4ca5" target="_blank">Pochettino severed ties with Spurs in November 2019</a> a matter of months after leading them to their first-ever Champions League final, with 293 games being overseen during a five-and-a-half-year tenure. He has since worked with Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea at club level.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>An international offer was accepted in September 2024, with Pochettino <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/usmnt-mauricio-pochettino-head-coach/blt92ff471c4ec24d80" target="_blank">agreeing to lead the United States towards a home World Cup in 2026</a>. He is just six games into that reign, but has revealed that another stint in the Premier League forms part of his long-term plans.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Pochettino told <a href="https://talksport.com/football/3017041/mauricio-pochettino-tottenham-return-manchester-united-job/ " target="_blank"><em>talkSPORT</em></a> of taking in a second spell at Tottenham: "To be honest, the day that I left the club always I was thinking one day to come back. It's not that I was thinking before the offer from the USA national team, I was thinking to come back.</p><p>"The day that I left I was thinking I would love to one day come back to Tottenham because like I told in the past, I said for me, I felt empty in the moment that I left. It was like an unfinished job and that is why. It's a feeling, it's a feeling, it's a dream.</p><p>"I don't know how you can take or I can explain or describe but I think for sure it's a club that is always going to be special for me. And I would like to one day to have the possibility again to try to arrive in a situation that we are back to finish in a different way."</p>

WHAT MAURICIO POCHETTINO SAID

<p>While Pochettino is happy to discuss professional ties to Spurs, he is reluctant to reveal how close he came to landing the Manchester United job – having been <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/pochettino-take-man-utd-another-dimension-spurs-world-class-ohara/jvzw0lindzz41p77aptvid6tk" target="_blank">linked with the Red Devils on a regular basis</a>. Pretending not to hear the question, the 53-year-old said: "I don't… I cannot hear!"</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Of more immediate concern to Pochettino is the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/christian-pulisic-how-mauricio-pochettino-take-usmnt-new-level-tim-ream-evolution-former-chelsea-psg-coach/blt40861db4e1d473c3" target="_blank">United States’ upcoming CONCACAF Nations League semi-final</a> clash with Panama, as the first leg of that contest – as major silverware begins to fall within reach – is set to take place on March 20.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

USMNT boss Mauricio Pochettino admits to Tottenham return 'dream' but refuses to reveal how close he came to landing Man Utd job | Goal.com

USMNT boss Mauricio Pochettino admits it is his &quot;dream&quot; to return to Tottenham at some stage, but is unsure when this will happen.