Mauricio Pochettino worried Spurs fans with his post-match comments on Saturday.
Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jermaine Jenas has claimed in his GQ Magazine column that Mauricio Pochettino will leave the club as manager unless chairman Daniel Levy does something about it.
Pochettino worried Spurs fans in his post-match comments after his side lost to Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final, saying: “Tottenham need more time with me or with another,” to win a trophy.
It has plunged the Argentine’s future into doubt in north London, with the former Southampton boss being linked to the Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain job of late.
Jenas claimed that Pochettino will decide to leave Spurs, unless chairman Levy decided to reshape the club’s wage structure and back his manager in the summer transfer window.
“That statement [above] was hopefully just a warning to the chairman Sir Daniel Levy, that he needs to back the manager in the transfer market,” Jenas said.
“The message is: I’ve got us so far on limited resources, but if you want me to take the club forward you need to show more commitment.
“If Spurs don’t do that, Poch will be off and I don’t blame him for that at all. Spurs are a good team, they are moving into a new stadium, and they will probably be in the Champions League again… it is now or never.”
Spurs are expected to qualify for the Champions League once again as they sit five points clear of Chelsea in fourth place with four Premier League games still to play.
The north Londoners play host to Watford on Monday night at Wembley, before West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle United and Leicester City in their remaining league games this season.
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