Guillem Balague has poured cold water on reports linking Mauricio Pochettino with the Barcelona job, telling talkSPORT the Tottenham manager’s meeting with president Josep Maria Bartomeu was merely a chance encounter between old friends.
Barca are on the hunt for their next permanent manager after current boss Luis Enrique confirmed he will vacate his post at the end of the season.
Pochettino has been one of the names heavily linked with the role, having apparently impressed the Catalan club’s hierarchy with his work since moving to White Hart Lane from Southampton in 2014.