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Paris Saint-Germain were reportedly willing to allow Mauricio Pochettino become the new Manchester United manager – but only if two conditions were met.
While Pochettino was linked with the job, United instead confirmed Ralf Rangnick as their new interim manager on Monday, with the German taking over until the end of the season following the departure of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
United chief John Murtough insisted that Rangnick was always the club’s ‘number one candidate’ to take on the role but it is understood that Pochettino is one of the favourites being considered for the position on a permanent basis next summer.
PSG were reportedly willing to allow Mauricio Pochettino (left) to leave for Manchester United to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (right) if certain terms were met
And United could have had their man this month if two terms were met, according to French news outlet Telefoot.
Telefoot claims that PSG would have let Pochettino leave if United stumped up £17million to buy him out of his current contract – which runs until June 2023.
Once the financial condition had been agreed, Telefoot went on to claim that PSG would have only sanctioned the move as long as Zinedine Zidane was ready to step in and take over from the Argentine as boss.
PSG had reportedly lined up the former Real Madrid boss as Pochettino’s replacement but never actually ended up approaching the Frenchman about the job.
PSG would have sanctioned the move if United stumped up £17million for Pochettino
Pochettino then would have only been allowed to leave if Zinedine Zidane agreed to take over
It came after United never formally approached Pochettino about the vacant position at Old Trafford, leaving Rangnick to take the job on a six-month basis until the end of May, where he will then stay on in a consultancy role for a further two years.
While a move for Pochettino never came to fruition this month, it is likely that United will hold talks with the former…
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Source : dailymail
