Andoni Iraola should heed Bill Foley's Auckland triumph before making next move
There is hope, on the south coast, that if Tottenham Hotspur came calling for Andoni Iraola this summer, he would resist.
Bournemouth's head coach has a year left on his contract and is considered Tottenham's favoured option if Ange Postecoglou does not win the Europa League. Equally, he may be aware of the advice once given to Steve McClaren on leaving Manchester United by Sir Alex Ferguson. McClaren had several options at the time — Middlesbrough, Southampton, West Ham United. 'Don't pick a club,' Ferguson told him. 'Pick an owner.' McClaren chose Steve Gibson of Middlesbrough ahead of Rupert Lowe and Terry Brown.
If Iraola uses the same system of evaluation, he will stay where he is. Tottenham have more financial clout than Bournemouth —
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