A lot of us have been under the assumption, and I think fairly so, that this was a short-term hire. There wasn't a [four-year World Cup] cycle involved, [it was] a year and a half, two years, at the most here. [He] didn't have to go through a qualifying process because we are hosting.
LEVERKUSEN, Germany -- Bayer Leverkusen forward Malik Tillman will be out for another two weeks after returning from international duty with the United States with a thigh injury. The Bundesliga club said Sunday that an examination in Leverkusen determined the full extent of the injury and layoff period. The 23-year-old Tillman felt a cramp in the thigh while training with the U.S. last Monday, causing him to miss the team's friendly win over Australia and Leverkusen's 4-3 away win over Mainz in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Turner only joined Lyon from Nottingham Forest in an €8m (£6.74m) deal in June, but the French club's financial troubles led them to sanction a temporary move for the goalkeeper last week.
"If you arrive to the camp and you want to spend nice time, play golf, go for a dinner, visit my family, visit my friend, that is the culture that we want to create?" Pochettino asked out loud Thursday during a Zoom news conference after announcing his 27-man roster.
