NEWCASTLE will need to pay Tottenham £12.5million if they want to appoint Mauricio Pochettino now… but can land him for nothing next month.
The Toon are preparing to make their move for the Argentinean once the £300million takeover is completed.
Newcastle are targetting Mauricio Pochettino to become their new managerCredit: Reuters
The Saudi-backed buyout are ready to pay Poch a whopping £19m-a-year to turn the side into European challengers.
Money is unlikely to be an issue with Newcastle braced to become the richest club in the world.
But they still may want to save themselves a small fortune by biding their time and preventing Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy from lining his pockets.
Spurs sacked Pochettino in November and paid him a £12.5m compensation package that included a clause not to manage another club for six months.
According to ESPN, that expires in June leaving the former Southampton manager free to talk to prospective clubs.
If Newcastle appointed the 48-year-old next month he theoretically could be in charge of the remaining Premier League fixtures.
Games are expected to commence next month behind closed doors in neutral stadiums following the coronavirus pandemic.
Though the new owners are likely to keep Bruce until the end of the season before making their decision.
SunSport exclusively revealed how Newcastle’s players are on a SOS mission to save Bruce.
The ex-Sheffield Wednesday boss remains very popular among his squad who are determined to prove to the new owners that he should be kept on beyond this season.
Despite his experience some fans fear he is not a big enough name to attract star players when money becomes available after the takeover.
But he has huge support in the dressing room where he is viewed as a superb man-manager.
Newcastle have also been linked with Jorge Jesus in recent days, but club sources claimed Poch is the one they want.
The 65-year-old Flamengo chief led his side to an historic double last season – winning the Brazilian league title as well as the Copa Libertadores.
It is the first time it has been achieved since Pele led Santos to the accolade in 1962 and 1963.
Sam Allardyce says Newcastle takeover is going to be ‘very difficult’ for Steve Bruce and compares the situation to his own sacking by new owner Mike Ashley in 2008
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
