Mauricio Pochettino has hinted he favours a move to the Premier League or LaLiga when he returns to management.
The former Tottenham boss is enjoying his first break from football in seven years following his dismissal from Spurs in November, having been axed only months after guiding the club to a first ever Champions League final.
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It is believed Barcelona strongly considered Pochettino before they appointed Quique Setien as their new head coach, while Manchester United have also been interested in hiring the Argentine for a long while.
And Red Devils chiefs will take comfort as Pochettino has appeared to hint his next job will be in either England or Spain.
“I was so lucky to start my career as a manager with Espanyol in Barcelona, and then to come here to the Premier League to England, to learn English and different cultures,” he said at Wednesday LaLiga TV launch event.
“Football was born here in England but La Liga has amazing football and amazing coaches. Today, it’s a reference of players, a reference of coaches and the football in the last 20 years that’s shown around the world.
“Like a coach, with Gustavo [Poyet, also at the event], we always try to be in the best place.
“I think England and Spain are the two best leagues in the world.”
Despite a playing career which took in spells in Argentina, his homeland, France and Spain, Pochettino’s entire managerial career has been spent in Spain and England.
His first coaching job was with Espanyol – the team with whom he finished his playing career – before Southampton hired the 47-year-old in 2013.
After only a year-and-a-half on the south coast Spurs came calling and Pochettino began his stay in north London that lasted slightly more than five years, taking in EFL Cup and Champions League finals.
The Argentine’s wait for silverware continues, however, as he lost both finals – to Chelsea and Liverpool respectively – and also finished runners-up to the Blues in the 2016/17 Premier League.