Ian Wright questions Mauricio Pochettino’s mood at Tottenham Hotspur

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Tottenham Hotspur head into the international break with five points to their name.

Ian Wright has claimed that he is still unsure about what he is seeing from Mauricio Pochettino and whether he is still happy at Tottenham Hotspur as the future of a number of his players is still in doubt.

Despite the closure of the European transfer window, there are a number of Spurs players, including Christian Eriksen [transfermarkt], who are out of contract next summer.

Toby Alderweireld [transfrmarkt] and Jan Vertonghen [transfermarkt] are the other key players who are also out of contract when Eriksen is, which has left the North London outfit in a very sticky situation.

Speaking to The Monday Night Club on BBC Radio 5 Live, Wright admitted that he ‘would worry’ if he was in Pochettino’s shoes, as he stated that he was still concerned by what he saw from Pochettino after their draw at Arsenal.

“Even when you looked at Mauricio’s interview afterwards,” Wright told BBC Radio 5 Live. “The man looks perturbed and furrowed brow. He’s talking parable.

“You’re thinking, ‘what is going on?’ What is going to happen at the end of all this? Is he going to happy at some stage? Why is he unhappy? They have got a few players who are doing what Eriksen is doing, Or what Alderweireld is doing.

“I would worry if I was a manager simply because you are going to get five or six players running down contracts and don’t want to sign again. He’s made some signings and they’ve smashed their transfer record or whatever it is. But it’s still up in the air for players he needs for next season or the season after.”

Whilst it’s confirmed that Spurs won’t lose any more key players this summer, the fact that certain individuals are out of contract, it doesn’t help anyone’s cause.

It remains to be seen if those players will extend their deals, but it wouldn’t be a surprise if Daniel Levy, Pochettino and the supporters are preparing for the worst.

In the summer, Giovani Lo Celso did join the club, so if Eriksen were to leave in January, or when his contract runs out then they’ll have a player currently at the club that could potentially replace him.