Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has admitted he was "in shock" after learning the news that long-serving chairman Daniel Levy was leaving the club.

After nearly 25 years serving as the club's executive chairman, Tottenham announced on Thursday that Levy had stepped down with immediate effect.

Pochettino worked with Levy for five years as the Premier League side's boss -- leading the club to a Champions League final with a talented squad but ultimately falling short of major honours -- and said he was surprised by the sudden change.

"I am a little bit in shock because he was my former president," Pochettino, now head coach of the United States men's national team, said on Friday. "I don't know what happened there.

"Of course, I sent a text to him, and I sent

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