According to journalist Matt Law, Chelsea were shocked Tottenham Hotspur didn’t challenge the Blues for Mauricio Pochettino.

Chelsea recently confirmed Pochettino as the new head coach at Stamford Bridge, with the Argentine officially starting on 1 July.

Despite Tottenham Hotspur fans urging Tottenham Hotspur to bring back Pochettino, the Argentine tactician was never contacted by his former club.

Law said on the Last Word On Spurs YouTube channel: “What I can tell you to add to that is that Chelsea couldn’t believe it.

“Chelsea, when they started to get really hot for Pochettino, were worried for quite a long time that the call would come from Daniel Levy and he would tug on the heart strings, but it never came, and they were delighted it never came. That was the only thing they saw ruining it for them.

“Chelsea are as astonished as Tottenham fans are that a call never went in to Pochettino. But I am assured by people that I trust 100% that there was not even a text message or a WhatsApp.”