Mauricio Pochettino is used to working on a small budget. His Tottenham team spent just £127.5 million ($160.5m) net over the five and a half years he was at the club. For his full seasons that number is only just more than £50million ($62.9m).
It was a spell built on efficiency, squeezing every last ounce of talent from a dedicated bunch and founded from the ruthless and demanding ways of their head coach. At Paris Saint-Germain he was working with a squad that had spent more than his entire Tottenham net spend on just two players between 2020 and 2021.
The success across both journeys was differing. Spurs were one of the best pound-for-pound sides in Europe across his time there, finishing second, third and fourth in the final three full seasons. They reached a Champions League final, two FA Cup semi-finals and a League Cup final.
