Former Real Madrid manager Santiago Solari believes Mauricio Pochettino deserves the opportunity to manage one of the biggest teams in the world.
The Spurs boss has been continually linked with a move away from White Hart Lane, with Manchester United and Real Madrid both strongly linked with the Argentine.
Pochettino has transformed the North London club since his arrival from Southampton in the summer 2014. After continually securing Champions League football, the Argentine guided Spurs to the Champions League final last season, suffering a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool in Madrid.
But Solari, who was sacked by Madrid towards the end of last season following a poor run of form, is refusing to compare both Pep Guardiola and Pochettino.
"I don't think we can put them in the same package," the former Los Blancos boss told the BBC.
"They have coached different teams.
"I would like to see Pochettino with one of the really big teams soon because he deserves the opportunity.
"On the other hand, Pep has only ever worked with top teams. He delivered in Spain, he delivered in Germany and he delivered in England. We'll see now what his next step will be."
Despite his tough ordeal in the Spanish capital, Solari is keen to return to management and is eyeing a job in the Premier League.
He said: "I saw the Premier League last year and how it grew so much. It was a fantastic campaign for the English teams.
"There are so many different cultures as well - you have Spanish coaches, German coaches, English coaches, coaches from all over the world who have made it grow.
"The statistics in the Premier League are amazing and confirm things are changing. Fifteen years ago there were just three games where one team averaged 70% of possession.
"Three years ago that went up to 30 games. Two years ago it was 60 games, and last year there were 67 games in which one team had 70% of possession."
