Mauricio Pochettino has ruled out taking over the vacant Argentina coach position.

The Tottenham manager had been linked with the role and sources in the South American country had claimed National football association chief Armando Perez was to speak to the 44-year-old.

However, Pochettino, in Melbourne for Spurs pre-season tour, says he is not interested.

(Left-right) Nader Chadli, Ryan Mason, Michel Vorm and DeAndre Yedlin pose for a picture in Melbourne

The Tottenham players were tested on their coffee-making skills during their pre-season tour of Australia

Mason, the Tottenham midfielder, pours a coffee as Holland goalkeeper Vorm looks on with interest

St Ali Coffee Shop owner Salvatore Malatesta (left) poses for a picture with the Tottenham players on Sunday

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has ruled out taking over the vacant Argentina coach position

Pochettino instructs his players on the AAMI Park pitch in Melbourne as they prepare to face Juventus

'I think the speculation is normal because I am an Argentinian coach at a top club in England,' he said.

'There a lot of rumours that appear in the media but I am happy at Tottenham and for that reason this is not the right moment.'

Pochettino recently signed a new deal that keeps him at Spurs until 2021.

Previous Argentina coach Gerardo Martino dramatically quit his post after the country's defeat by Chile in the Copa America final last month. He blamed 'serious problems' at the national football association for his decision.

Meanwhile, the Tottenham players have been making the most of their time in Australia ahead of their pre-season friendly against Juventus on Tuesday.

Nader Chadli, Ryan Mason, Michel Vorm and DeAndre Yedlin were among the players to visit St Ali Coffee Shop in Melbourne where they were tested as baristas.

Ex-Argentina coach Gerardo Martino (right) quit his post after country's defeat by Chile in Copa America final

Pochettino has impressed in his first two seasons at Tottenham and admits 'this is not the right moment'

Pochettino, meanwhile, has admitted his disappointment in Spurs’ collapse at the end of last season – but believes his squad is now stronger.

Tottenham spent the majority of the Premier League campaign chasing champions Leicester City, before a failure to win any of their final four games saw them finish behind bitter rivals Arsenal in third.

Pochettino has not previously spoken of his feelings at seeing his side’s title bid implode.

However, following a summer break, he has now reflected on what happened – and has vowed to take the lessons from the experience.

Pochettino's Tottenham chased leaders Leicester for much of last season but ended up behind rivals Arsenal

‘I think we need to be open to improve and learn,’ he said. ‘Every experience, it’s important to learn. Every experience is important for our future. I think we felt very disappointed at the end of season. Our objective when we got the option (during the season) was to win the league, then we finished third which was the challenge from the beginning of the season.’

Pochettino believes the experience, and the arrivals of new boys Victor Wanyama and Vincent Janssen, will stand them in good stead.