Mauricio Pochettino has given Tottenham further belief he is going nowhere by declaring 'I'm so motivated to stay.'

Sportsmail understands that Pochettino has been so heavily involved in the club's planning on and off the pitch that Spurs chiefs have been left increasingly convinced he will remain in the north London.

Manchester United and Real Madrid's appointments of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Zinedine Zidane respectively appeared to close off Pochettino's most likely exit routes.

Mauricio Pochettino has appeared to end any doubt that he will leave Tottenham this summer

But managerless Juventus are admirers of Pochettino along with Bayern Munich whose current boss Niko Kovac is facing an uncertain future.

However in a huge boost ahead of next week's Champions League final against Liverpool, Pochettino said: 'Today Tottenham is, for me, the best club in the world when we talk about facilities.

'This training ground and the new stadium, which is the best in the world, there is no better club.

'And then it's in London, there's no better city, it's England, it's the Premier League - the toughest and most exciting league.

The Argentine is currently focused on the all-English Champions League final with Liverpool

'We need to make that step and of course we realise we can continue in this process and we can put Tottenham with the best teams in the world.

'There's still a lot of work to do, but of course I am so motivated to stay with Tottenham and provide Tottenham with what they deserve.'

Pochettino's current contract expires in 2023, following the five-year deal he signed last summer.

Publicly he has tended to keep people guessing, including suggesting on the eve of Spurs's Champions League semi-final second leg against Ajax that he might walk away if they won the competition, underlining his point by insisting it was not a joke.

But such comments are being viewed as Pochettino doing his bargaining in public and testing the water to ensure he gets the backing he wants from chairman Daniel Levy.

As well as shaping Spurs's approach to the summer transfer market and his involvement in their youth set up, among the key reasons for the behind the scenes confidence, Pochettino has also been central to the plans for their training ground.

Spurs hope to further improve and expand the already-impressive, state-of-the-art Enfield facility by adding an environmental centre and extra training pitches.

Pochettino is optimistic that striker Harry Kane (C) will be fit to play in Madrid on June 1

Pochettino led Spurs to a fourth-placed finish as well as the Champions League final while overseeing their protracted move to their new stadium this season.

He added in an interview on talkSPORT: '*Now, it's about finishing the Champions League and then we will talk about how we're going to build that next step.

'It's between us, the owner and Daniel [Levy, club chairman].

'We need to talk to know his ideas try to decide the plan to reach the last step and be in a position that makes us dream and believe we can be real contenders.'

'It is true that in the last four years we are consistent in the top four but we need more because our ambition is to one day win the Premier League of course if Daniel Levy gives us the continuity and the hope to have the possibility, the tools to fight to win the Premier League or to win the Champions League again or to be a real contender. Of course there are a lot of things to achieve for Tottenham.'