"Pochettino is surely the strongest candidate for the Real Madrid bench"

T he name of Real Madrid's future coach remains the big question mark that the club must clear up for next season, especially as LaLiga is considered to be over in favor of Barcelona, with nine points ahead with seven games remaining, and Alvaro Arbeloa seems unlikely to remain in charge after a trophyless season.

If the departure of Arbeloa at the end of the season is confirmed, there are several names that are recurrently mentioned as candidates to take his place on the Real Madrid bench. One of the strongest candidates is Mauricio Pochettino , who in the past was already a strong candidate to join Real Madrid. The current United States national team coach and his options were discussed on the program La Tribu de Radio MARCA. "Pochettino has enough experience to apply for the job," said Javier Amaro , director of Radio MARCA. "If he comes, he knows that from the first day he has to perform, that's the way it is," said Ricardo Sierra , a member of the program's panel. "And he wants to come," added Ricardo Rosety , another participant in the debate. " He has never hidden that he would love to be on the Bernabeu bench. It could be the third time that he sounds out," he recalled

Pochettino, always on Real Madrid's radar

Pochettino was always a candidate liked by Jose Angel Sanchez , the club's general manager, but his signing could never be finalized. " There was always a contract that tied him to Tottenham and Real Madrid refused to negotiate with Levy, because they already know (from Bale or Modric) what that means. It was outrageous what he was asking to get him out of there," recalled Ramon Alvarez de Mon.

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" It has never coincided that Real Madrid needed a coach and Pochettino was free, except on this occasion. It will surely end the World Cup and end his relationship with the United States. It would be playing to make bets because I have no information that they have decided to stop counting on Arbeloa , but if I were told that Real Madrid changes coach, and why coach would bet today April 21, I would say that Pochettino is surely the strongest candidate ," he said."

Coincidentally, Pochettino also has in his favor the fact that he has already managed Kylian Mbappe , having coincided with him at PSG . "There are three candidates for the Real Madrid bench with whom Mbappe has worked: Deschamps, Pochettino and Emery , recalled Miguel Angel Toribio , a journalist for Radio MARCA.