Walker over the moon Pochettino has agreed new Spurs deal

Tottenham defender Kyle Walker has revealed how he was relieved to hear that head coach Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to extend his contract with the club.

It was revealed on Friday that the Argentinian had agreed terms to remain on at the club until 2021, despite big European teams such as Paris Saint -Germain and Manchester United showing interest in the manager. 

Walker has revealed that he was relieved to hear the news that Pochettino would remain at Tottenham after his impressive work to lead the club to the brink of Premier League glory. 

"I've been waiting for someone to say that for ages now! He's said it? Thank goodness for that. I'm over the moon," Walker said.

"It is a relief. There is always going to be speculation. It happens all the time.

"This player is going here, this manager is going there but I think that's not for me to talk about or for any other player to talk about. We just need to conduct ourselves professionally.

"For me, he's not just the manager on the pitch but it's how he is off the pitch. That says everything for me," Walker added.

"Some of the managers that have come in, you know...there's young players here now and sometimes they do need an arm around them and to say, 'you can do this', sit them down, 'look at the TV screen, you can do this better', because we are still learning.

"We are probably not in our prime yet, most of us, so we are still learning and he is the man to take this club forward and onto new levels. It's just everything about him, his aura as well. It's just fantastic."