Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham Agree New Contract: Latest Details and Reaction

Mauricio Pochettino has signed a contract extension at Tottenham Hotspur that will keep him at the club until 2021.

The Argentinian manager had already announced his plans to sign a new deal that would extend his stay at White Hart Lane—his previous contract was set to expire in 2019—and Spurs confirmed the news on Thursday:

Pochettino has had an excellent 2015-16 Premier League campaign, as Spurs currently sit in second behind champions Leicester City in the English top flight with one game remaining.

He has brought through a number of exciting youngsters in the shape of Dele Alli and Eric Dier, while Harry Kane has had another excellent campaign under the former Southampton boss, top-scoring in the Premier League with 25 goals, per WhoScored.com.

WhoScored also provided Pochettino's excellent current win percentage at the north London club:

As noted by BBC Match of the Day's Gary Lineker, Pochettino's new deal is a huge boon for Spurs:

There had been rumours he could be set to move away from the north London outfit, with Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain both being linked with the 44-year-old, per BBC Sport.

Indeed, Bleacher Report's Dean Jones said Pochettino would be an ideal replacement for incumbent Red Devils manager Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford:

Bleacher Report UK speculated that the news of Pochettino's extension at Spurs may not have gone down well with United fans:

Now that Pochettino has put pen to paper on a new deal, the uncertainty over his future has disappeared and Tottenham can focus on challenging for the title in 2016-17.

Equally, the assurance Pochettino is set to stay at the club for the long term should encourage a number of Tottenham's players to also sign new contracts, per football writer Kristof Terreur:

Kane, 22, previously expressed his wish to see Pochettino stay at Spurs "for a long time," per Sky Sports' Lyall Thomas.

The fact the manager has committed himself to the club is likely to encourage the young Englishman to extend his own stay, with Spurs set to offer Kane an extension in the summer despite rumoured interest from United and Real Madrid, per Tony Banks in the Express.

Pochettino excelled at Southampton in his first job in England and has established himself as one of the most exciting managerial talents in the world since taking over at Tottenham in 2014.

He will have the opportunity to test himself in the UEFA Champions League next season and is likely to lead another title challenge in the Premier League as he continues to develop his talented squad.