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Kieran Horn

What Mauricio Pochettino has said about Tottenham return as Antonio Conte admits sack option

It is well-known among Tottenham fans that one day Mauricio Pochettino would return to the club in the hopes of achieving success, and that day could be coming very soon. Current Spurs boss Antonio Conte sees his contract expire at the end of the season and while there is an option for an extra 12 months, it looks highly unlikely that will be activated.

A disastrous week for Spurs has seen talk of Conte leaving heighten and following their embarrassing Champions League exit, an interesting claim was made from the head coach. "My contract expires in June," he told Italian TV after the goalless draw. "We will see — they might sack me even before the end of the season, who knows, maybe they are disappointed."

When pushed on his future when speaking in his post-match press conference, Conte, as he has done numerous times this season, reiterated that it will be at the end of the term when he and the club will make a decision.

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