Team news: Real Madrid have wanted to invite Pochettino at least three times in the past five years, and may try again this summer

Ahead of the Champions League match against Real Madrid, the Team Newspaper reported that real madrid have considered inviting Pochettino as the club's manager at least three times in the past five years, and they may try again this summer.

Real Madrid reportedly first contacted Pochettino in 2017, after he led Tottenham Hotspur to third and second place in the previous two seasons. The second time was in January 2021, after Paris Saint-Germain appointed Pochettino, real Madrid were in trouble under Zidane, when Florentino saw Pochettino as the number one target to replace Zidane.

The third time was last summer, when Florentino again deliberately invited Pochettino because he had heard that the boss was not happy to coach in Paris, but in the end did not make such a decision, because he knew that Nasser would not let Pochettino leave. However, Pochettino may leave this summer, and if Real Madrid fail to achieve their goals under Ancelotti, then it is possible to invite Pochettino again.

(Ma Dongyu)