In April of 2020, Tottenham Hotspur were linked with a move to sign Wissam Ben Yedder.
According to French outlet L’Equipe at the time, Spurs – then under Mauricio Pochettino – were interested in bringing him to North London.
A transfer for the France international never materialised, but he remains a lethal striker.
This afternoon, the 31-year-old scored twice for Monaco to reach 22 goals across all competitions this season.
And ironically, his latest brace might be getting former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino in trouble.
That’s because he scored twice against Paris Saint-Germain in what was a 3-0 victory.
Pochettino is still going to win Ligue 1 in Paris this season, but this result, combined with the fact Real Madrid eliminated them from the Champions League earlier this month, piles more pressure on the 55-year-old coach.
The Parc des Princes outfit won’t be sacking Pochettino mid-season, but long term it is growing increasingly difficult to see him remain in charge.
For context, Monaco were 10th in Ligue 1 prior to this hammering.
With Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi in the squad, there’s genuinely no excuse for the former Spurs manager to lose games like this.
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