Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham Agree New Contract: Latest Details and Reaction

Mauricio Pochettino has signed a contract extension at Tottenham Hotspur that will keep him at the club until 2021.

The Argentinian manager had already announced his plans to sign a new deal that would extend his stay at White Hart Lane—his previous contract was set to expire in 2019—and Spurs confirmed the news on Thursday:

BREAKING: Mauricio has signed a contract extension committing his future to the Club as Manager until 2021. pic.twitter.com/0gifUu1C7O

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 12, 2016

Pochettino has had an excellent 2015-16 Premier League campaign as Spurs currently sit in second behind champions Leicester City in the English top flight with one game remaining.

He has brought through a number of exciting youngsters in the shape of Dele Alli and Eric Dier, while Harry Kane has had another excellent campaign under the former Southampton boss, top-scoring in the Premier League with 25 goals, per WhoScored.com.

WhoScored also provided Pochettino’s excellent current win percentage at the north London club:

Mauricio Pochettino: Has won 38 of his 75 Premier League matches as Spurs manager (50.7%) https://t.co/VdqGoZsQVj

— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) May 12, 2016

As noted by BBC Match of the Day’s Gary Lineker, Pochettino’s new deal …

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