Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has cooled reports of new contract talks.
It had been reported that Southampton, who Koeman has impressively led since Adam Lallana, Luke Shaw, Dejan Lovren, Rickie Lambert and Calum Chambers followed Pochettino out the door in 2014, were ready to offer the Dutchman a new contract but on Friday he was adamant that is not the case.
"It's too early to discuss that," said Koeman, who remains the subject of speculation surrounding his chances of managing the struggling Holland national team.
"I had several meetings with the board in the last two weeks but not about my contract.
"I don't think it's the right moment to talk about it. There's still a long time to go. Maybe something for after the summer, not this season."