Mauricio Pochettino rejected the chance to sign two huge players for Tottenham Hotspur.

The Spurs boss notoriously sceptical over new signings and went without for several windows during his five-and-a-half stint.

And the London Evening Standardhas revealed the Argentine turned down Marco Asensio and Youri Tielemans.

Asensio has been a star at Real Madrid for several seasons, while Tielemans is now important player in Brendan Rodgers' Leicester side.

It ultimately backfired for Pochettino as poor results to start the 2019/20 season led to his dismissal.