LondonWorld journalist Rahman Osman has reported on Twitter that Tottenham Hotspur Managing Director of Football, Fabio Paratici, prefers Paulo Fonseca to Mauricio Pochettino as the potential new manager of Tottenham Hotspur should Antonio Conte leave.
The well-known and well-respected journalist has claimed that he has been told that if Conte were to leave Tottenham at the end of the season, then Paratici would want to bring in Fonseca from Lille rather than re-hire Pochettino.
Pochettino is without a managerial role at the moment after getting the sack at Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season.
The Argentine was hugely successful in his first spell as the Tottenham boss.
Under Pochettino, Spurs regularly finished in the Premier League top four, challenged for the title on occasions, and reached the UEFA Champions League final in 2019.
Fonseca is now in charge of Lille in France.
According to The Times this week, Tottenham could make a move for the Portuguese boss.
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The report added that Spurs wanted to appoint the current Lille manager in 2021, but Paratici “pulled out of the deal for him” because “concerns over his playing style”.
According to GiveMeSport, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy wants to bring Pochettino back to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium should Conte leave.
Fabio Paratici prefers Paulo Fonseca to Mauricio Pochettino as potential next Tottenham manager
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