Did Pochettino use Tottenham just to get a contract extension with PSG?

Mauricio Pochettino has signed a new contract at PSG after nearly making a return to Tottenham in the summer.

The Lilywhites had considered bringing him back after the ill-fated spell of Jose Mourinho.

PSG had been determined to keep hold of him beyond this summer even though he failed to win the French league last season.

The Sun claims that he had been seriously considering a return to Tottenham at the time.

However, Spurs eventually gave up and hired Nuno Espirito Santo as their latest manager.

The Argentinian has now penned a one-year extension to his previous PSG deal and in a message, after signing, he claimed that he was delighted to have the confidence of the board.

As quoted by The Athletic, Pochettino said of the news: “I’m really very happy, for myself and also for my staff.

“It’s very important for us to feel the confidence of the club and we will give our maximum so that the supporters are proud of Paris Saint-Germain.

“That’s why we will try and reach our objectives all together, as one. Twenty years ago I was captain of this club and today I am the coach… It’s a dream come true.”

It seems he had just been flirting with Tottenham so that he could earn a new deal at PSG and that may have worked for him. What do you think?