TOTTENHAM will not get any compensation if Newcastle appoint Mauricio Pochettino as their new boss next month, according to reports.
Spurs chief Daniel Levy agreed to keep paying the Argentine’s £8.5million salary until he found a new job after he was axed in November.
Tottenham will reportedly not get any compensation if Newcastle appoint Mauricio Pochettino as new their boss next month
According to the Evening Standard, Spurs are only due a cash sum in compensation if Pochettino takes a new job within six months of his sacking – a date which runs out on May 19.
With football on standby due to the coronavirus crisis, the former Spurs boss could potentially take over at St James’ Park after the cut-off date, but still lead the Magpies for the remainder of the Premier League season – including a home match against Spurs.
The Toon will have the wealthiest owners in world football once their £300million takeover bid is completed.
Since news of the Saudi backers emerged, several managers have been linked with replacing Steve Bruce including Poch, Max Allegri and former Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez.
But the new owners are likely to give Bruce until the end of the season to prove he can deliver.
With Covid-19 bringing world football to a shuddering halt it seems Tottenham would likely welcome Poch taking a new job to get him off their wage bill.
Spurs approached their former manager last week about a potential cut to his gardening leave salary amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Despite leading Tottenham to last season’s Champions League final, Poch was dismissed after four-and-a-half years and replaced by Jose Mourinho.
He was axed so suddenly that he was forced to leave a note to say goodbye to his players, but a return to the Premier League still appears to be top of his agenda,
Spurs are also in talks with Mourinho and his playing squad about a ten per cent drop in wages as the club looks to offset some of the inevitable losses caused by the virus.
Mike Ashley is on the verge of selling the Magpies for a knockdown £300million to a Saudi group led by Amanda Staveley.
Official paperwork shows the deal is nearing completing with a Saudi Arabia-backed consortium involving Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the head of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, will become the new chairman.
The Saudi supremos will own 80 per cent of the club – with Staveley and the Reuben brothers evenly splitting the remaining 20 per cent.
Ashley is set to pocket £17million even if the £300million takeover falls through with the Middle East consortium paying that figure as a deposit.
Bruce recently expressed fears that he has only weeks left as Toon boss amid the takeover.
The 59-year-old has reportedly been left in the dark by Ashley over what is happening, with the only information passed on that he will be the first to know if and when something happens.
Bruce was appointed by Ashley at the start of the season but his arrival was seen as an underwhelming choice to replace Rafa Benitez.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
