Kieran Trippier criticises Pochettino and Levy over handling of his Tottenham exit

Former Tottenham full-back Kieran Trippier has criticised club's former boss Mauricio Pochettino and chairman Daniel Levy for handling his move to Atletico Madrid. The England international joined the Spanish side in the summer of 2019. He has made 29 appearances in all competitions, assisting 5 times this term. However, in spite of establishing himself as a regular player, Trippier claims he would prefer to remain in North London rather than make a £20 million ($25m) move to his current side. Speaking to The Beautiful Game podcast, he said: “I did knock on his [Pochettino's] door, and I said I have an opportunity to go to Atletico Madrid. If I am part of your plans, then I will stay. He didn't give me a yes, and he didn't give me a no in his office. So as a player you think: ‘Oh right okay, no problem.’ Then I went to the chairman and told him the exact same. I had a conversation with the manager, and I said am I part of your plans? If I am, no problem but I have a great opportunity here to go to Atletico Madrid. Going back to what I said before, in March/April I hear off people I trust that they've tried to offload me. Offering me to clubs. The only conversation when he arrived after the summer was when he came to see me, he asked me for a meeting, and said: ‘Gaffer, I think I have a good possibility and for different reasons I would like to accept the offer from Atlético Madrid.’ He didn’t ask me nothing. He only communicated whether the club were going to accept the offer. Nothing more. It wasn’t a conversation – Do you want me? Or don’t you want me?”

Source: Goal

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