Fabrizio Romano has supplied perception into Mauricio Pochettino’s state of affairs after being thought of for each the Manchester United and Chelsea jobs in latest months.
The previous Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham supervisor has lengthy been extremely regarded within the sport, however he didn’t have probably the most convincing spell at PSG, and has now been neglected by two of the Premier League’s greatest golf equipment in slightly below a 12 months.
Writing in his exclusive CaughtOffside column, Romano gave some perception into how shut Pochettino was to the Man Utd job earlier than Erik ten Hag obtained the nod, whereas he urged Graham Potter was all the time the clear favorite to exchange Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge.
“Mauricio Pochettino has been proposed to Chelsea as a doable new supervisor however even these near him now imagine Potter is favoured for the job,” Romano defined.
“The Argentine is a giant title who’s all the time more likely to be talked about when a prime job turns into obtainable, however my understanding is that he has by no means been near Chelsea to date, only a few approaches.
“Manchester United additionally thought of Pochettino and held talks with him in November and December, however Erik ten Hag was chosen as the person with whom to construct a long-term quite than a short-term mission.”
Pochettino will certainly get a giant job earlier than too lengthy, but it surely’s fascinating that each United and Chelsea determined to go for different choices.
This implies there should be one thing in regards to the 50-year-old that hasn’t completely satisfied these groups, regardless of his great work at Spurs.
Up to now, it’s going effectively for Ten Hag at Previous Trafford, however Potter is probably extra of a big gamble provided that he has not but labored at a really massive membership with main expectations, or with the egos he’ll absolutely come throughout within the Chelsea dressing room.
