Mauricio Pochettino was once heavily touted as the manager deemed capable of leading Newcastle United into a whole new era.
The former Tottenham Hotspur chief's name was briefed around the football circuit when Newcastle thought they were on the brink of a takeover in 2020. But in the end, United's takeover went through more than a year later than first hoped by which time Pochettino was in charge of Paris St-Germain.
And it has probably turned out to be for the best for Newcastle with Eddie Howe coming in to do an unbelievable job and proving to be a Premier League manager of the season contender. The only issue for Newcastle now is that Pochettino is on his way back to manage Chelsea.
