Man Utd make Mauricio Pochettino decision after talks with ex-Chelsea manager
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11:17 p.m. on June 10, 2024 | 11:29 p.m. on June 10, 2024
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Mauricio Pochettino is no longer of interest to Manchester United. (Image: Getty)
As they dither over Erik ten Hag’s future, Manchester United has given up on Mauricio Pochettino and taken his name off of their shortlist of managerial targets.
Prior to United’s unexpected victory against Manchester City, numerous sources stated Ten Hag would be released from his
Ten Hag’s argument for keeping his position was helped by the Red Devils’ FA Cup victory, which came at the end of a season that was terribly disappointing for the team in both the Premier League and the Champions League.
tasks regardless of the result at Wembley, but the Dutchman is still unemployed until the club’s newly constituted management evaluates the season.
Numerous prominent managers have been mentioned as potential Ten Hag’s successors. In recent weeks, links to Gareth Southgate, Roberto De Zerbi, Zinedine Zidane, Kieran McKenna, Thomas Tuchel, and Mauricio Pochettino have all been made.
However, The Times reports that Pochettino is the most recent candidate to be dropped off the list, which is steadily getting smaller. The 52-year-old is reportedly “out of the frame” for the Old Trafford position after leaving Chelsea last month with mutual consent, according to the article.
Pochettino was on the original shortlist of candidates from INEOS as the team started their yearly evaluation and had talks withUnited’s managers at season’s conclusion.When Ten Hag was appointed in 2022, the former manager of Tottenham and PSG was also interviewed for the position at the Theatre of Dreams. It is anticipated that he would be passed over once more.Erik ten HagTen Hag’s future is still up for debate at United (Image: Getty).It’s believed that Tuchel has also dropped out of the running, choosing to take a break after leaving Bayern Munich at the conclusion of the team’s trophy-less campaign.Conversely, Kieran McKenna, a former United teammate of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s assistant, essentially eliminated himself from consideration by signing a four-year contract deal with Ipswich.A few weeks following his firing at Chelsea.
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