Mauricio Pochettino accepts Danny Rose apology

Mauricio Pochettino has responded to Danny Rose’s request that Tottenham do not sign players “you have to Google” by referencing his own rise from anonymity to managerial stardom.

Rose apologised for criticising Spurs’ pay structure and transfer strategy in a statement released shortly before Tottenham’s press conference to preview tomorrow’s Premier League match against Newcastle.

The 27-year-old told The Sun on the eve of the new season that “I know my worth and I will make sure I get what I am worth” and implored the board to sign “world-class players” and “not players you have to google and say, ‘who’s that?’”