Levy Worried I Will Leave Tottenham-Pochettino
By Joshua Walters
Mauricio Pochettino has joked Tottenham Hotspurs chairman, Daniel Levy, is ‘worried' about reports linking him away from the London-based club.
The Argentinian trainer is reportedly being courted by Real Madrid and a few other top European clubs, with rumours suggesting he was close to joining the Spanish giants before the signing and the sacking of Julen Lopetegui.
Pochettino was signed to the North London club by Levy in 2014 and has seen his stock rise after leading Spurs to the knockout stages of the Champions League, and the manager said to reporters that the former was worried over his future at the club.
"He no laugh," he said. "I don't get bored (about reading them) but he maybe is worried, he is concerned.
"But it's normal. It's not nice for Daniel to hear all that history.
"It's like in football, when appear the sporting director or the president and say, 'No, no, no. The manager is going to be here. We trust in him.' The next game, lose the game, out!
"If you reassure something, it's because you are thinking in different (ways). He's a worried man! That is different. He suffers."
Pechettino continued that Lev was keen to leave a lasting legacy at the club which include the club’s new stadium.
"The chairman is suffering a lot," Pochettino said. "He is so tired about work. The last few months he didn't sleep because he is trying to deliver the stadium.
"He is trying to make everyone happy, but it's a massive project. I think people don't realise the magnitude of the project and how difficult it is to manage everything.
"Everyone is disappointed because we are still not playing there, but the day we move, everyone is going to realise how massive the project was and how good the facilities are.
"It doesn't just depend on him. When you build something, you depend on many companies. I think it's more than 20 that are working there. It's so, so difficult.
"That is why I think he needs to feel the love from the fans and the club. He is working so hard, too hard, to leave a legacy forever. And I think that's fantastic.
"When you compare the new stadium to other stadiums, we are going to be so lucky to play there
"He is not an easy man. But he is so passionate to create some things for the fans and the staff and the players.
