Pochettino extends Spurs deal until 2021
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TOTTENHAM Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has agreed a two-year contract extension that will keep him at White Hart Lane until 2021.
The Argentine has become one of the most feted coaches in the English game after guiding Spurs into second place in the Premier League.
“I believe in this project and this club. I want to stay here,” Pochettino told reporters.
“It was an easy decision when you feel the love of the people and the potential of the club is massive, so why change?
“We create a good atmosphere on the training ground and I think we can achieve big things in the future.”
The former Southampton boss has overseen the dramatic rise of Spurs’ exciting young squad over the past two years.
The London club will consider the 44-year-old’s contract extension a real coup as Pochettino’s name has been linked with major clubs around Europe, including Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.
Meanwhile, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri will earn a 5-million pound (US$7.33 million) bonus if his team win the Premier League title, the Times reported yesterday.
Italian Ranieri also has a separate clause in his contract that guarantees him 100,000 pounds for every place that his team finishes above 18th, which will see him earn 1.7 million pounds if the Foxes come first.
When Ranieri took charge of Leicester in the close season, he was tasked with keeping the team in the top tier. Leicester’s owners wrote a number of clauses into his contract to make a parting of ways easier if he failed.
Ranieri asked for clauses of his own, granting him incentives if the club qualified for the Europa League, the Champions League or won the Premier League.
He currently earns about 1.5 million pounds a year, according to the report, and is in discussions with the club over a new contract.
Leicester needs three points from its last three games to win its first top-flight title and will be crowned champion if it beats Manchester United at Old Trafford tomorrow or if second-placed Tottenham loses to Chelsea on Monday.
When asked earlier in the season if Leicester’s players would also be entitled to a bonus if the team won the title, Ranieri said: “I don’t know if there is a clause (for players) and I don’t tell you. They made a mistake if they didn’t arrange it. I considered if I win the league.”
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