‘I had the opportunity to join Real Madrid after Zinedine Zidane left, but I’d promised I would stay at Spurs until the stadium was built’ Mauricio Pochettino on turning down the Bernabeu

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• – Mauricio Pochettino was offered Real Madrid after Zinedine Zidane left, but he declined the move to stay at Tottenham
• – He had promised to stay at Spurs until the new stadium was built
• – Pochettino chose to stay with Spurs instead of joining Real Madrid