Why would Mauricio Pochettino leave Tottenham?

Frankly, he’d be mad to exit White Hart Lane now. At the end of this current campaign, his team will probably end up as runners-up in a season that they would otherwise have won the league. The way this year has gone, without Leicester being the force they’ve been, it would have fallen to Spurs to lift the title and to put the top clubs’ noses out of joint.

Pochettino, it has to be said, has done a superb job since his arrival in May 2014. After unexpectedly helping Southampton equal their greatest ever Premier League finish of eighth, while also surpassing their highest ever points tally in the process in his first season, all eyes suddenly turned to the Argentine.

Now at Spurs, the head coach is still winning a host of admirers, including some in the hallowed corridors at Manchester United. But the club are confident he will stay to work on the project he has started.

With Champions League qualification almost guaranteed, plus the prospect of moving into a new stadium along with one of the country’s best academy set-ups, Tottenham believe they’re currently a more attractive proposition than United.

Asked if it would be difficult to leave Tottenham, the Argentine replied: “Yes because I think you build a new stadium, you start to build the relationship – emotional relationships.

“We are a team of people, the money is not the only important thing. The emotional link you create with the people here is important, and sometimes it is difficult to take some decisions. It happened with me at Southampton too – it was difficult to take the decision to come here.”

Pochettino doesn’t have an agent when it comes to contracts either. “The best agent for me is myself,” he said. “I negotiate for me and for my people. I fight more for them than myself.

Manchester United and Chelsea have both been mentioned in the past. Chelsea have now confirmed Antonio Conte as their new coach for next season, but the Man United situation is far from clear. In Spain, Pochettino’s name has been linked with Real Madrid and of course, the Spurs coach knows La Liga well.

However, when you consider the future at Tottenham, why would he want to give up this job now that the wheels are in motion?

In the Telegraph recently, when asked about signing a new deal at Tottenham, Poch said: “Yes, why not? But I signed a five-year contract and there are still three years and three months. I think Tottenham today is in a very good place. We have great facilities, our supporters are fantastic, why find another place? For the players, I think they feel at home here. I think me too. The same.”

However, unless Pochettino receives the reassurances he wants, there is always that slight chance that the popular Argentine could still walk away. Some reports claim the 44-year-old will only stay at Tottenham if he receives assurances from Spurs chairman Daniel Levy that key players like Harry Kane and Dele Alli will not be sold. Spurs have sold star names in the past – Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Carrick – but Pochettino has questioned why any of his current group would want to leave.

In reality, why would Poch want to leave? He’s building a dynasty or leaving a legacy, as the coach puts it. The youth production line has never looked healthier, the club are second in the Premier League, the future looks bright and he has a big say in the club’s direction. Going to another team would mean starting all over again, and it may happen that he doesn’t get the same control that he enjoys in north London wherever he goes next.

Jobs like Real Madrid and Barcelona are going to be the future for Pochettino, but not right now. He is good enough and his destiny is surely La Liga once again and a top job at a top club abroad.

For the moment, Spurs fans can relax because their head coach isn’t going anywhere.

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