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Rob DawsonReporter
Manchester United There was an initial inquiry into Mauricio Pochettino’s immediate availability that was dislodged by Paris Saint-Germain, sources have told ESPN.
United have made Pochettino their top target as their next regular coach after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked on Sunday. The club are ready to appoint Pochettino now if a deal can be signed but the intermediaries tasked with assessing the 49-year-old’s situation at PSG have reported back that the French side are currently unwilling. talk.
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United believe that Pochettino will most likely only be available in the summer, unless the former Tottenham manager is forced to leave. Sources told ESPN that Pochettino would be interested in a vacant position at Old Trafford but under a contract in Paris until 2023 after signing an extension in the summer.
Sources revealed to ESPN PSG have been in contact with the former Real Madrid Coach Zinedine Zidane in case Pochettino returns to the Premier League. Agreeing terms with Zidane will affect when and if, Pochettino is allowed to leave PSG.
Meanwhile, sources have told ESPN that United are continuing to consider interim coaches who could take the team through the summer. Talks have been held with the former Barcelona manage Ernesto Valverde while Lucien Favre, formerly in Borussia Dortmund, is also on their list. Ralf Rangnick, formerly in charge at RB Leipzig and now works for Lokomotiv Moscow, has moved away from work.
The search for an interim coach is still ongoing despite caretaker Michael Carrick leading United to an impressive 2-0 win over Villarreal On Tuesday night to book a spot in the knockout stages of the Champions League as group F winners.
Director of football John Murtough and technical director Darren Fletcher are leading the hunt for temporary and permanent managers but executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and co-chairman Joel Glazer will have the final say. who is appointed.
Woodward is still scheduled to leave the club at the end of the year and hand over his role to group chief executive Richard Arnold but sources have revealed to ESPN that he could remain on as a consultant to helps to switch between managers.
