Mauricio Pochettino ‘secretly maintaining contact’ with Man Utd about becoming manager but Rangnick ‘prefers Ten Hag’

MAURICIO POCHETTINO continues to be 'secretly sustaining contact' with Manchester United forward of a possible transfer in the summertime.

The PSG boss has been linked with arriving at Outdated Trafford ever since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November.

Pochettino looks set to lead PSG to the Ligue 1 title this season
Pochettino appears set to guide PSG to the Ligue 1 title this seasonCredit score: Reuters

Ten Hag has peaked the interest of Man Utd with his impressive stint at Ajax
Ten Hag has peaked the curiosity of Man Utd along with his spectacular stint at AjaxCredit score: Rex

Ralf Rangnick is presently answerable for Man Utd as interim supervisor till the tip of the season.

However the German will then head upstairs to start his two-year function as a guide.

And the search is continuous for a everlasting substitute to Solskjaer - with La Parisien reporting that Pochettino is among the favourites to take over.

The Argentine, who took Spurs to the Champions League remaining in 2019, appears set to win his first main trophy this season as PSG maintain an 11-point lead over Good on the high of Ligue 1.

They've additionally certified for the knockout levels of the Champions League - the place they are going to face Actual Madrid within the final 16.

And Man Utd chiefs are reportedly eager on bringing Pochettino - whose household nonetheless stay in London - to the membership.

Rangnick will be involved in the decision to appoint the next permanent Man Utd manager
Rangnick can be concerned within the choice to nominate the subsequent everlasting Man Utd supervisorCredit score: Reuters

However it's now claimed Rangnick has his eye on Ajax boss Erik Ten Hag.

The 51-year-old gained the Eredivisie with Ajax within the 2018-19 marketing campaign and in addition reached the semi-finals of the Champions League earlier than being dramatically knocked out within the dying moments by Pochettino's Spurs.

He then oversaw a mass exodus as Matthijs de Ligt, Donny van de Beek and Hakim Ziyech all departed the membership inside 12 months.

However he has rejuvenated the group they usually walked the Eredivisie title by 16 factors final season.

This season they're presently one level behind PSV on the high of the desk.

And Ten Hag has secured them a spot within the final 16 of the Champions League after they had been simply one in all three groups to win all six group matches.

They are going to tackle Benfica within the second spherical and fancy their probabilities of progressing by to the quarter-finals.

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Ten Hag's Ajax contract runs till the tip of the 2022-23 season - as does Pochettino's at PSG.

In the meantime, United are persevering with to wrestle on the pitch as they try to safe a high 4 spot within the Premier League.

The Purple Devils sit seventh, 4 factors off a Champions League qualification place.

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