Mercato | Mercato – PSG: Zidane, Pochettino… It's still far from done!

Posted on November 22, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. by T.M.

If Mauricio Pochettino is currently the coach of PSG, this may not be the case for very long. Rumors are starting to multiply. While the Argentine is sent to Manchester United, it is Zinedine Zidane who could come to take his place at the Parc des Princes.

Last January, after thanking Thomas Tuchel , the PSG decided to bring Mauricio Pochettino . However, the Argentinian has never really put his finger on the Parisian game. An absence of identity which is now widely blamed on the Argentinian and which could even be fatal. Indeed, despite the good results of PSG , criticism is mounting against Pochettino . What to throw at the same time a cold on his future. Despite an extension until 2023 during the summer, the Murphy's native is seeing his job called into question. At the beginning of November, le10sport.com explained to you that the departure of Mauricio Pochettino was no longer a taboo subject at PSG , where the question of his succession was even debated. And now this file is becoming more and more important …

Pochettino at United, Zidane at PSG?

And if the days of Mauricio Pochettino were therefore counted at PSG ? Across the Channel, we’re getting excited about it, even more so since Manchester United thanked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer . While it was announced that the Argentinian was the Red Devils' number one option, the spot is now free. The question now is whether Pochettino could land at Old Trafford in the middle of the season. According to the latest information from the Daily Mail, the answer is yes. To believe the British media, Mauricio Pochettino will not say no to a departure from PSG if ever Manchester United were to request it. The Murphy's native would also welcome the possibility of leaving the French capital, where he is not necessarily happy, being far from his family. In addition, from a sporting point of view, the former coach of Tottenham would have difficulty with the egos of the locker room as well as with Leonardo .

While Mauricio Pochettino would get closer to Manchester United's Zinedine Zidane , on the other hand, has reportedly declined the opportunity to coach the Red Devils. Currently free since his departure from Real Madrid , the Frenchman would wait for other challenges to come back into the spotlight and PSG would be a possible solution in his eyes. An opportunity that would obviously not have escaped the Qataris, who, according to information from Cadena Cope, would like Zidane “in the short term”.

Should we then s' expect an imminent thunderclap on the bench of PSG ? According to the BBC information, the answer is no. Indeed, according to Guillem Balague , the capital club would still keep confidence in Mauricio Pochettino . Moreover, for the moment, Leonardo and Nasser Al-Khelaïfi have not taken any steps to bring in Zinedine Zidane . The soap opera is far from over …

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