Mauricio Pochettino is set for showdown talks with Daniel Levy over his Tottenham future, as he urged to the club to ‘be brave’ in the transfer market to challenge the big Premier League clubs.
The Argentinian has created a great team and style of football at Tottenham over his four-year stay, but has so far failed to land any silverware.
Rumours persist about a possible move to Real Madrid this summer, with Pochettino 2/1 favourite to be the next manager at the helm at the Bernabeu, and he insists Spurs need to now take the next step to challenge with the Premier League big spenders.
After finishing in third place in the Premier League, Pochettino says that he’ll voice his opinion to Levy as Spurs prepare to move to their new stadium next season.
"I don't know if the club will be agreeing with me or not, but we are going to talk, next week on what we need to do to improve," said Pochettino.
"That is a little bit up to Daniel (Levy) of course, to the club, to be happy with us, because after four years I think we need to assess that period.
"If we want to play and be real contenders for big, big trophies, yes, we need to review a little.
"I think Daniel is going to listen to me. But you know me and sometimes I have some crazy ideas.
"But you need to be brave. In this type of situation, with a club with our unbelievable fans, being brave is the most important, and to take risks.
"I think it's a moment the club needs to take risks and if possible work harder than the previous season to be competitive again."
In again refusing to be drawn on his future, Pochettino insisted Spurs must get creative to catch the Premier League's biggest spenders.
"We cannot think we are the cleverest people in the world and that we will win trophies by spending small money," said Pochettino.
"We need to think that our reality is different, because we are not this type of club that will invest crazy money."
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