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‘Tottenham must be getting a bit worried’ - Seaman predicts bad news regarding Real Madrid
REAL MADRID’s exit from the Champions League could spell bad news for Tottenham, claims Arsenal legend David Seaman.
Holders Real Madrid crashed out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage on Tuesday.
Los Blancos suffered a shock 4-1 defeat at home to Ajax, exiting the competition 5-3 on aggregate.
And Seaman believes that will spell the end of manager Santiago Solari’s time at the Bernabeu.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has previously been linked with a return to Spain with Real.
You don’t expect any Real Madrid manager to go through what he’s just gone through and keep their job
Seaman believes Pochettino’s future at Spurs could be dependant on the money available in the transfer market in the summer.
He says that is something the Argentine would have in abundance if he took over at Madrid.
“Tottenham must be getting a bit worried now,” Seaman told talkSPORT.
“You don’t expect any Real Madrid manager to go through what he’s just gone through and keep their job.
“I think it all depends on what Tottenham do this season, whether they do win a trophy, and then what promises have been made to Pochettino.
“He’s gone through a whole season now without signing any new players and that’s hard to take, especially for a team that is pushing to win the Premier League title.
“It depends what the board want – do they want Tottenham to really be having a go for the Premier League?
“If they do they need to make some signings.
“Poch will want to know that answer – is he going to get money or not?
“If he isn’t going to get any money, then he might start looking over his shoulder.
“That job at Real Madrid is huge now and it needs a lot of money spending, but there’s one thing for sure, you will get that money if you go to Real Madrid.
“It would be a no-brainer.”