Report: Pochettino wants Walker out so Spurs can start buying players

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Mauricio Pochettino is keen for the Kyle Walker to Manchester City deal to be sorted swiftly so Tottenham can concentrate on buying players.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is keen to wrap up the Kyle Walker transfer saga so the club can start concentrating on incoming transfers, according to the Daily Mail.

Walker has been heavily linked with Manchester City all summer and it is believed a £50m fee has now been agreed between the two clubs for his signature.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino talks with Kyle Walker

Pochettino has been resigned to losing the England international for some time and wants him to leave for the Etihad Stadium as soon as possible so chairman Daniel Levy can turn his attention to the Argentine’s targets.

In the past Tottenham have left much of their transfer business until late in the window, but their boss wants to avoid that this time around and for the club to be on the front foot.

The North Londoners start their pre-season tour of the USA on July 23 with an opening match against Paris Saint-Germain and Pochettino wants Walker to have left before they fly out.

Then he can focus his attention on the players that will be under his management during 2017/18, as well as pushing ahead with deals for Everton’s Ross Barkley and Ricardo Pereira of FC Porto.

Everton’s Ross Barkley