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Pochettino, who was sitting with Long's advisor Pat Dolan, attended the game at the Aviva with his assistant Jesús Pérez and the club’s head of recruitment Paul Mitchell, who signed Long for Southampton in 2014 shortly before he followed Pochettino to Spurs.
Also with the Tottenham manager at the Aviva was Nicky Hammond, former Director of Football at Reading and West Brom, and the man who orchestrated the deal that brought Long and Kevin Doyle from Cork City to Reading in 2005.
The firm interest from Pochettino, coupled with the player's history with key figures such as Mitchell, make Spurs favourites to sign Long if he does leave Southampton.
Leading clubs in Spain are also said to be interested in Long while, outside of the those in the Champions League, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is understood to be an admirer of the player. A strong showing at Euro 2016 will only further enhance Long’s reputation and, if he does move from Southampton this summer, it is likely that he will become the most expensive Irish player of all time with any transfer fee likely to surpass the £20 million Liverpool paid Tottenham for Robbie Keane in 2008.
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