Mauricio Pochettino refused to rule out a transfer to Real Madrid on Tuesday, after ESPN reported that the United States males’s nationwide staff coach was on the membership’s shortlist to take cost this summer time.
Pochettino, 54, is making ready to guide the USMNT into the 2026 World Cup, having been appointed in August 2024, after a profession which has seen him handle Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.
ESPN reported on Monday that the Argentinian — who has beforehand been linked with Madrid — was among the many candidates to interchange Álvaro Arbeloa for the 2026-27 season as a part of a significant overhaul on the Bernabéu.
“All in good time,” Pochettino — talking at Madrid’s Barajas Airport — told El Chiringuito, when requested about being linked with Madrid. “In football, the timings always dictates [what happens]. Football will take you where it wants, not where you want.”
Pochettino was in attendance for Atlético Madrid‘s Champions League round-of-16 first leg with Tottenham on Tuesday the place he had the possibility to see U.S. midfielder Johnny Cardoso in motion. Pochettino was serenaded by Spurs followers on flight from London to Madrid on Tuesday, with the fanbase remembering the staff’s stellar run to the Champions League last throughout his tenure as coach.
His contract with the USMNT is because of expire after this summer time’s World Cup.
ESPN reported on Monday that Madrid are teaching choices, after Arbeloa — who took over from predecessor Xabi Alonso in January — didn’t spark the hoped-for turnaround in the staff.
Arbeloa had been in cost of Madrid’s reserve staff, Castilla, and a few sources instructed ESPN that he was not seen as a long-term possibility as first-team coach, with one supply suggesting he might stay on the membership in a unique function.
Pochettino is very regarded by president Florentino Pérez, sources stated, having been beforehand talked about as a candidate in 2019, after he took Spurs to the Champions League last.
Pochettino additionally labored with Madrid star Kylian Mbappé for 2 seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, profitable three trophies.
Jürgen Klopp, Unai Emery and Massimiliano Allegri have additionally been linked with Madrid in the Spanish media in current weeks, in addition to former coach Zinedine Zidane.
Information from PA was used in this report.
