Poch explains how long it took to ‘convince’ Foyth to sign

Matt Stead

Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham spent “three months” trying to “convince” Juan Foyth to join.

Tottenham finally signed Foyth from Estudiantes for £8million last month after courting him throughout the summer.

The north London side almost missed out on his signature to Paris Saint-Germain, but managed to “convince” the Argentinean centre-half to change his mind.

“He is so good with the ball at his feet. He is so calm and relaxed – I think it’s fantastic,” said Pochettino.

“It’s true that he is young but he can be very aggressive and strong, too. He has very good legs, a good mentality and he is so mature for his age.

“We saw him playing at Estudiantes, and started to talk with him and his parents and family to try to convince him to join us. It was a big, big deal. It took three months to arrange because a lot of clubs were interested in him.

“In the end he decided to join us. It was good for him and good for us, too.”