Mauricio Pochettino has been advised not to jump straight back into management at Arsenal by friends who believe he should wait for a better job.

Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Pochettino is among Arsenal’s preferred candidates to succeed Unai Emery on a permanent basis.

Pochettino last year insisted he would “never” manage Arsenal and friends have encouraged him to stick to that vow now the Gunners are interested.

Bayern Munich are also interested in offering Pochettino a route back into management and may be willing to wait until the summer.

Sources close to Pochettino believe he should take a proper break while waiting for one of Europe’s biggest jobs, such as Bayern, Real Madrid or Manchester United.

There is a concern that Pochettino would not only ruin his Spurs legacy by taking over at Arsenal, but he would also land himself in a much worse situation than he left behind at Tottenham.

The Gunners face a battle to qualify for the Champions League and could lose strikers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette if they finish outside the top four again.