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'We NEED him - I am meeting him next week': Tottenham legend Ricky Villa insists his former club should look to reappoint Mauricio Pochettino as manager... and claims he will try and convince him not to join Chelsea

Tottenham legend Ricky Villa has urged Mauricio Pochettino to reject the Chelsea managerial job and return to Spurs.

Pochettino is in advanced talks to take over the reigns at Stamford Bridge, with the Blues in free fall and looking for a permanent manager following the sacking of Graham Potter.

The Argentinian seems set to take his first job since leaving PSG in June last year, though several Tottenham fans have called for his return with the north London side too without a manager.

Pochettino left Tottenham in 2019 after five years in charge of the club, though Spurs' fortunes have worsened since his departure with the club at what many have assessed as their lowest point of the last decade.