Mauricio Pochettino is eyeing a swoop for a Tottenham participant forward of this summer.
Pochettino is now at PSG, succeeding now Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel, and whereas he nonetheless has some work to do to get the Parisian giants again to the highest of Ligue 1, he has wasted no time making an impression within the Champions League.
The former Spurs boss guided PSG to a 4-1 win at Camp Nou over Barcelona, and his aspect progressed to the quarter-final with a draw within the second leg, withstanding loads of Barca strain to get the job carried out.
In Ligue 1, PSG are three factors behind leaders Lille, and that is perhaps why Pochettino already appears to be weighing up choices forward of the summer transfer window.
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According to Foot Mercato, Pochettino is fascinated with signing one among his former gamers in Tottenham full-back Serge Aurier this summer.
Aurier, who performed for PSG for three years between 2014 and 2017, struggled at instances final season amid tough circumstances off the pitch, however he has develop into a key a part of Jose Mourinho’s plans this season, that includes frequently within the Spurs back-line.
But he may very well be out there this summer until Tottenham need to provide him a brand new deal, and that is as a result of his present contract expires in 2022.
That implies that if he would not pen a brand new deal this summer, Tottenham can be risking dropping him for free the next 12 months with Aurier free to debate phrases with any membership exterior England from January.
Serge Aurier and Mauricio Pochettino
And Aurier’s earlier feedback recommend that he may very well be open to a return to the French capital, having mentioned that he has unfinished enterprise at PSG.
“I wish to end in Paris as a result of it’s my favorite membership,” he mentioned, chatting with Canal + Afrique final 12 months.
“For Paris, I might have appreciated much more love, there’s a feeling of one thing incomplete. It’s been my membership since I used to be little, it was a dream for me to complete in Paris and it isn’t over.
“If I can end my profession in Paris, it will be a pleasure. I might have stayed there my entire profession. I comply with PSG from afar, nevertheless it stays my membership and it’ll not budge.”
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With that in thoughts, PSG suppose there may very well be a deal within the offing with a report claiming Aurier’s contract scenario might make him out there for simply £10.3million.
It’s additionally claimed that Pochettino will probably be hoping to steal a march on any doable competitors for the Ivory Coast worldwide.
The pair labored collectively at Tottenham, with Pochettino signing Aurier in 2017 from PSG for £23million.
