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Has Mauricio Pochettino changed his mind about managing Barcelona?

Mauricio Pochettino has been talking about Barcelona and specifically coments he made back in 2018 when he said it would be impossible for him to manage at the Camp Nou.

The former Tottenham boss felt that his past with Espanyol, where was both player and manager, would prevent him from ever being Barca boss.

Pochettino has now given an interview where he was asked to explain his comments and seemed to backtrack on his claims about never managing at the Camp Nou.

“I was in Barcelona that year and I met [Barcelona president] Bartomeu in a bar.