Report: Daniel Levy once asked Real Madrid for £100m plus two players in exchange for Pochettino
Mauricio Pochettino was hot property back in 2018, but when Real Madrid came knocking for the then-Spurs boss, Daniel Levy ensured the Spanish side were sent packing with some pretty hefty demands.
The good times are back at Tottenham Hotspur right now under Ange Postecoglou, with the side enjoying success on the field and a real positive atmosphere bubbling around the club once more.
Not since 2019, and the final year of Mauricio Pochettino‘s era, have Spurs fans been quite so happy.
Indeed, Pochettino’s reign between 2015 and 2019 is considered one of the most successful and impressive in the club’s recent history. The Argentine coach led Spurs to a couple of top two finishes in the Premier League, and a Champions League final, all while playing exciting football with a young squad.
Daniel Levy wanted £100m and two players for Pochettino
Not surprisingly, Real Madrid were keen to appoint Pochettino back in 2018, when Zinedine Zidane had quit his post as manager there. Even less surprisingly, Spurs chairman, Daniel Levy, made the negotiations very difficult and Madrid gave up the chase.
Details of this situation have emerged in a new report from The Athletic. It is claimed Pochettino himself was “interested” in discussing terms with Madrid, but with a new contract and no release clause, making that move happen wasn’t going to easy.
Everything depended on Levy and Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez, being able to strike an agreement. Perez had hoped for a “smooth negotiation,” but he found nothing of the sort.
Apparently, Levy demanded Madrid give him £100m, and Marco Asensio, and Mateo Kovacic. Perez wasn’t eager to do such a deal and “the conversation was over.”
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A lot is said about the pros and cons of Daniel Levy’s stewardship of this club, but one thing’s for sure, he has never been one to let Spurs get bullied by the giants of the game when it comes to negotiations and transfer deals.
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