Andoni Iraola could be Tottenham's next Mauricio Pochettino but key questions raised

In the frame: Tottenham could turn to Andoni Iraola if they part ways with Ange Postecoglou this summer - (Zac Goodwin/PA Wire)

There is a certain symmetry that in the month Mauricio Pochettino reiterated for the umpteenth time his desire to return to Tottenham, Bournemouth's Andoni Iraola emerged as the club's top target if they decide to change managers in the summer.

Pochettino was also interested in a return to north London in summer 2023 but Daniel Levy, the club's chairman, ignored the Argentine and opted instead for Ange Postecoglou, believing the club needed a manager like Pochettino in 2014 rather than the present-day iteration.