Mauricio Pochettino has been linked to the Barcelona managerial job following the announcement Luis Enrique will depart at the end of the season.

Pochettino wasn't surprised to see his name included.

“It’s a big list – 100 names,” Pochettino said, with a smile. 

“It’s like if I go [from Tottenham] – I see a list of 50 names to replace me,” Pochettino continued. “Not 100! I always tell you, I know it [the football business] very well. I understand very well the business and you do, too.

“I don’t take this as being flattering. I just understand that we are at one of the biggest clubs in Europe – because, for me, Tottenham is one of the biggest clubs – and you can see that we play very good football, we have an exciting team and very good players. So it’s normal that we’ve called the attention of the rest of the clubs, of football people around the world. We are one of the exciting teams to watch but I don’t take it as flattering. Only that we are part of that business and our names always appear on the lists.”

Pochettino was asked whether his previous with Espanyol would make it impossible for him to manage Barcelona. “I don’t want to speak because if you speak too much or if you speak, it’s possible that people can twist my words,” he replied. “I can only say that I am happy here [at Tottenham]. I understand the business and I can understand that my name is on some list – like if I go and there appears some list of managers who are at other clubs. It’s normal in football today.”