Atletico Madrid will consider Mauricio Pochettino as their next manager but would face a battle to persuade him to leave the Premier League for his next job.

The Spanish club are monitoring Pochettino’s availability should they make a change in the summer following Diego Simeone’s eight years in charge.

Simeone has won La Liga, two Europa Leagues and reached two Champions League finals during his time with Atletico but this season they are sixth in the table.

Atletico’s director of football, Andrea Berta, is understood to be a huge admirer of Pochettino following his five years at Tottenham, which came to an end in November when he was replaced by Jose Mourinho.

Last month Pochettino, speaking at the launch of La Liga TV, revealed his next job will be in Spain or England. It is thought that his preference would be to stay in the Premier League due to its intense weekly competition among the 20 teams, although Atletico is an attractive proposition for managers.

They may be off the pace of Barcelona and Real Madrid but potential managers would also be working with players such as Portugal forward Joao Felix at Wanda Metropolitano.