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TOTTENHAM have appointed former Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach on a five-year contract, the club have announced.

Pochettino named as the permanent successor of Tim Sherwood[GETTY]

The 42-year-old replaces Tim Sherwood, who was fired on May 13 after just five months in the job following Spurs' sixth-place finish in the Premier League.
Pochettino developed a strong reputation for playing a positive, attacking brand of football in his 18 months at Southampton, which he joined from Spanish side Espanyol.
Saints finished eighth in the standings last season, with its highest top-flight points haul of 56.
And the Argentine tactician, who is the eighth permanent manager under chairman Daniel Levy's 13-year reign, is looking forward to getting the most out of the north London side.

I am honoured to have been given this opportunity to be Tottenham's head coach

Mauricio Pochettino

"This is a club with tremendous history and prestige and I am honoured to have been given this opportunity to be its head coach," Pochettino said.
"There is an abundance of top-class talent at the club and I am looking forward to starting work with the squad.
"Tottenham Hotspur has a huge following across the world and I have great admiration for the passion the fans show for this team.
"We are determined to give the supporters the kind of attacking football and success that we are all looking to achieve."