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Due to his Espanyol affiliations, Mauricio Pochettino has always made it abundantly clear that he will never take the reins of city rivals Barcelona.
What Pochettino would give for the strength in depth of the La Liga champions though, especially as the clock anxiously ticks down in the final fortnight of the transfer window.
Already short on bodies due to the nine World Cup semi-final absentees, the personnel situation isn’t getting any easier for the Spurs manager. Victor Wanyama has suffered a repeat of the knee injury which kept him out for four months last season, Moussa Sissoko was struck down with a hamstring problem in Saturday’s 5-3 penalty shoot-out defeat to Barca after a 2-2 draw in normal time and Erik Lamela was forced to train by himself in the build-up to the game.
Oh, and as supporters need no reminding, Spurs still haven’t signed a single player this summer.