Jose Mourinho has revealed that he has yet to speak to Mauricio Pochettino after replacing him at Tottenham, but says the Argentine is welcome back at Spurs at any time.
After succeeding Pochettino last week, Mourinho began his Spurs tenure with a 3-2 win at West Ham - and they can reach the Champions League knockouts with a game to spare if they beat Olympiacos in his first home match on Tuesday night.
The 56-year-old admitted he has not contacted his predecessor but revealed he has passed on with best wishes through the squad and Pochettino's son, Maurizio, who is a player in Spurs' academy.
"I needed that little bit of space to process things when I left previous clubs," Mourinho said.
"It does not just five or six days to be open again.
"You take a little bit of time to process things and understand and to think and rethink.
"You speak with people, and in a couple of weeks he will be fine and I will call him.
"I spoke with his son, who is a player in our youth categories, and I think through his boy he can understand my feelings too.
"And of course I will call him but I want to let him process.
"I also told the players in contact with him to make him feel completely free to come here any time he wants.
"I just want him to feel that this house belongs to him."
