Dier to Man Utd? Pochettino reveals past talks with Mourinho
“I saw them talking in front of the dressing room. It could have put Dier in a difficult position, especially because that happen after a defeat”, Pochettino says in the autobiography written by Guillem Balangue quoted by Spanish paper AS.
“I asked him [Dier] if he was a friend of Mourinho and he told me that they knew each other and that they were talking about personal issues.”
“He [Dier] told me Man Utd wanted to sign me”, Pochettino says.
“However I told him that he could have not joined the Red Devils because he had just signed a contract extension with Tottenham and he had still five years left in his contract. He was and he is important for us so I would have not been allowed to leave.”