Thomas Frank in pole position for Tottenham job as Mauricio Pochettino rules out Spurs return | OneFootball

Brentford boss Frank the leading contender to replace Ange Postecoglou with Pochettino comeback ‘not realistic’

Mauricio Pochettino has ruled out a return to Tottenham to replace Ange Postecoglou.

Pochettino last year signed a two-year contract to be the US head coach and he is expected to lead them into their home World Cup next year.

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Speaking after the US’s 2-1 friendly defeat to Turkey in Connecticut, Pochettino said: "After I left in 2019, every time that I was free, and the place of the position of the manager or head coach in Tottenham Hotspur, my name is appearing on the list.

“If you have seen the rumours, I think there are 100 coaches in the list. I think, don't be worried about that.

“If something happened, for sure you will see, but we cannot talk about this type of thing, because I think today, it's not real. It's not realistic.

“Look at where I am, where we are. And the thing is, the answer is so clear, no? But we're talking about it because it's my club, like Newells or Espanyol.”

Frank is the leading contender to take over at Spurs after impressing with the brilliant job he has done in seven years at Brentford.

Oliver Glasner, Marco Silva and Andoni Iraola have also been linked with the role.