Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino set for Daniel Levy talks after Champions League Final pain subsides

Pochettino said June's defeat to Liverpool was the joint most painful experience of his career.
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Mauricio Pochettino will wait for the pain of Saturday's Champions League Final defeat to Liverpool to subside before meeting with Daniel Levy to discuss Tottenham's future.

After crying with joy following the semi-final win in Amsterdam, Pochettino was left in tears of anguish in Madrid as he watched Liverpool lift a sixth European Cup thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi.

The manager has promised to sit down with Levy after the Final to map out the club's "next chapter" but, in common with almost everyone at Spurs, he will take the next few days off before returning at the end of the week for talks with the chairman.

Pochettino has called on Spurs to start a "new chapter" and start "thinking like a big club", while has refused to be clear on his own plans.

In a press conference after the 2-0 defeat at the Wanda Metropolitano, Pochettono would not discuss his future and it is believed he was reluctant to say anything when emotions were still running so high. He plans to approach the meeting with Levy with a clear head when the dust has settled.

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One source familiar with the situation said Pochettino might have considered walking away had Spurs won on Saturday, believing there would be little more he could deliver by guiding the club into the new stadium with Champions League football and winning a first-ever European Cup.

But still without a trophy, he will now feel as though he has unfinished business in north London.

The club insists Pochettino and Levy will meet for a usual plan and review session, with no sense that it is a showdown or that Pochettino will issue an ultimatum over his future or the chairman's running of the club.

The expectation is that Pochettino, who has four years remaining on his contract, will be in charge at the start of next season.

In an interview with Standard Sport last week, Pochettino revealed that Levy would not "give us more money to spend" this summer and it is believed the manager is already aware of the rough parameters in which he will have to work.

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With the club £600million in debt following the completion of the £1billion new stadium, Levy will only be able to hand Pochettino a modest budget for transfers and salaries, but he will be allowed to raise funds through player sales, which could lead to a significant outlay.

Unwanted full-back Kieran Trippier and Toby Alderweireld, who has a £25million release clause, would raise £50million between them, while Real Madrid target Christian Eriksen is worth more than that alone, despite having just one year remaining on his contract.

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Fernando Llorente is out of contract and expected to return to Spain on a free transfer, freeing up £100,000 per week from the wage bill, while Michel Vorm can also leave on a free.

The club is still yet to resolve Danny Rose's future but his improvement in the final months of the season could earn him a new deal, while Serge Aurier, Victor Wanyama and Erik Lamela are also on the transfer list.

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