Mauricio Pochettino open to international job - and it doesn't have to be Argentina

PSG head coach Mauricio Pochettino scratching his chin
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Former Tottenham and PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino says he would consider taking charge of an international team as his next job – and it doesn’t have to be Argentina. 

The 50-year-old is currently out of work and has been giving his views as a pundit during World Cup 2022

Pochettino has been linked with some of the biggest jobs in club football since leaving Paris in the summer, but he told Sky Sports that he's also interested in international management.

He said: "It wasn't under my consideration to go but now, yes I am open. Why not?”

"Of course we are still young, full of energy, and day-by-day I like the adrenaline to train, to be involved.  

“Maybe the national team is a different job, but why not? If it's not the next job, then maybe in the future.

"It's not specific that all I want is Argentina. If another country, why not? For sure, that would be good also."

The former Argentina international first made his name in English football with Southampton, before taking the reins at Tottenham in 2014.

He led Spurs to second place in the Premier League and to their first-ever Champions League final, before winning Ligue 1 and Coupe de France titles with PSG.

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.