Tottenham are second, just five points off leaders, Leicester City with nine games to go and the club is impressed with what Pochettino has done.

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The Argentine coach is expected to finalise a new £3.5million-per-year Tottenham contract at the end of the season as talks are going on smoothly.

The proposed contract will see Pochettino get a significant raise on his current £2million-per-season deal.

Though he still has three years to run on his existing deal, club chairman Daniel Levy is making moves to keep Pochettino at the club.