LONDON -- Mauricio Pochettino says he feels "at home" at Tottenham and wants to sign a new contract with the club.
Pochettino agreed a five-year deal when he move to North London from Southampton in May 2014, but Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is reportedly ready to reward his head coach for a brilliant season, and ward off unwelcome admirers, with a new package.
The Argentine refuses to comment on speculation, but when asked if he wanted a new deal, Pochettino replied: "Yes, why not?
"I think Tottenham today is in a very good place. We have great facilities, our supporters are fantastic. Why find another place? For the players, I think they feel at home here. I think me too. The same."
Pochettino has no agent and said he would personally negotiate with Levy on behalf of himself and his backroom staff: assistant Jesus Perez, first team coach Miguel D'Agostino and goalkeeping coach Toni Jimenez.
"The money is not important for me -- for them, yes. I fight more for them than I do for myself!" Pochettino joked.
"The best agent for me, is myself. When I stopped playing football, I stopped my relationship with my agent. I always had one agent. I want to manage my life. I'm not disagreeing with a manager that has an agent. I think I can deal with the offer."
Asked if he and Levy were tough negotiators, Pochettino replied: "You need to ask Daniel if I'm strong or not. I think [he is], yes. I only have one experience from the beginning. When I negotiate my contract, then we'll see."
Sunday's opponents, Manchester United, are among the clubs with the resources to significantly increase Pochettino's salary but he said the bond he has formed with the players and staff at Tottenham is more important than money, adding that Levy would ultimately decide how long he remains at White Hart Lane.
"You build a new stadium, you start to build a relationship, an emotional relationship. I think we're a team. It's not only important the money, it's important the emotional link you create with the people here and sometimes it's difficult to take some decisions. It happened with me at Southampton, too. It was difficult to take the decision to come here.
"That is the difference from being a manager and being a player. As a player, if you sign a contract for four years, if you want to be there for four years, you are. But as a manager it always depends on the sack. You are always under pressure. For me: to be here, or not to be? That is the question."
Ahead of Sunday's clash, second-placed Spurs are nine points ahead of United and chasing down league leaders Leicester, who are top by seven points with six matches remaining.
In previous seasons, Spurs have been forced to sell stars such as Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Michael Carrick and Dimitar Berbatov -- the latter two to United -- but Pochettino reassured supporters that the same would not happen this summer.
"I think it's important that, first of all, it's good that another club from England or from another country are interested in our players," he added.
"It's a sign that we perform very well. But I think the players are very happy here. It's impossible to say nothing on the future, but be sure that the players want to stay here, the players want success here in the future all together. Our supporters need to enjoy, not to be worried about the future, because I think the future that have Tottenham, the potential is massive."