The 53-year-old manager was in charge of the club between 2014 and 2019, during which time they finished second in the Premier League, as well as reaching EFL Cup and Champions League finals.

After being sacked in November 2019, he moved onto Paris St-Germain and Chelsea, before taking charge of the United States national team in September.

He told Sky Sports: "When I left the club I always remember one interview I said I would like one day to come back to Tottenham.

"I am in the USA, so I am not going to talk about that now - but what I said then I still, after six years or five years, feel in my heart. Yes, I would like one day to come back."

Pochettino insisted he and Spurs chairman Danile Levy still have a "very good relationship" despite how his time at the club ended.

He added: "It's true after nearly six years with all that we lived together, it was tough because of all the ups and downs and emotional things that we lived.

"We split very well. One thing was professional, another personal and now, like the day after we left Tottenham, we always have a very, very good relationship."

When he left Chelsea, Pochettino was linked to the England post before Thomas Tuchel landed the job, and he explained it was an issue of timing.

He said: "It's a privilege to be head coach of the England national team but the timings sometimes are not the same - in the moment you can be available, the option disappears.

"Being the national coach of the USA with the World Cup in 2026, for a coaching staff like us after many years working in clubs, it was a great opportunity to challenge ourselves."