Mauricio Pochettino has admitted a return to former club Paris Saint-Germain as manager “is part of my dreams.”

Pochettino spent two years in the French capital between 2001 and 2003, making more than 70 appearances.

Pochettino began his managing his career with Espanyol before moving to Southampton in 2012. Pochettino has Tottenham Hotspur near the top of the EPL in his second season with the club.

“I’ve always said that I would be pleased to join a great club like PSG,” Pochettino, has three years remaining on his Tottenham contract, told French radio station RMC.

“Come to Paris? I hope so. It is true that it would please me. It’s part of my dreams. I try to watch all their matches, especially in the Champions League.

“The [French] championship is not very attractive because PSG is far from the other teams but I look a lot because it is a major source of players. There is talent so I have to follow Ligue 1.”