Under contract with Paris Saint-Germain until 2023, Mauricio Pochettino is not really going through the best period of his coaching career, even if he is about to win a title of champion of France. Barely six months after his return to the French capital, the Argentinian already had desires elsewhere and dreamed of returning to England. Finally remained with the Rouge-et-Bleu, Pochettino has not finished with the rumors of departure.
But when it came to discussing his future, the South American technician showed no desire elsewhere. “The results will come when we win the title. Afterwards, the objective was to win the C1, not having obtained it is a disappointment. The club will still have to run behind this title, I still have a year of contract. It’s a contractual matter. My desire is to always do better than last season. »
Pochettino caught by surprise
However, Pochettino was well solicited. Announced in Manchester United’s sights for several months, he was in the “final” with the Batavian Erik ten Hag after a series of interviews conducted by the Red Devils with several coaches. In the end, Ten Hag was chosen, MU also formalized the news on Thursday. Except that the Mirror teaches us that Pochettino would have fallen from the clouds when he learned that he was no longer the favorite of the Mancunians! Indeed, the tabloid indicates that the Argentinian had taken information on the city of Manchester, the infrastructure of the club and the profile of the team. However, he was already no longer in the small papers of MU.
The English media goes on to explain that Erik ten Hag impressed more the British leaders he met at the end of March. The Batavian was even invited to meet the owners of the club. Except that the latter “forgot” to keep Pochettino informed of the progress of the negotiations, wanting to keep their preference for Ten Hag secret! When the press revealed that the Dutchman was on pole a few weeks ago, Pochettino was therefore shocked to learn the news. Finally, the Mirror explains that MU never contacted the Parisian coach to discuss the redemption of his contract with PSG and had simply planned to warn him of the choice of Ten Hag just before the formalization of the induction of the Batavian.