Mauricio Pochettino wants to move on. This summer, the Argentinian technician was dismissed by Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the 2021-22 season. He reconsidered this choice at the beginning of August. “I’m calm, I accept the circumstances we had to go through. It all ended quite late. We signed the termination of the contract a day before the start of the pre-season, between July 3 and 4, and it is clear that it is difficult at the moment because all the projects are closed for me. However, Pochettino has been approached by several teams in recent months.
Despite a generally disappointing passage in the French capital, it still enjoys good ratings. It must be said that before that, he did some interesting things, especially at Southampton and Tottenham. What we have not forgotten in England. A country he could have returned to this summer since he was in the running to take the Manchester United bench. Long favourite, Pochettino paid for his poor results in Paris and was finally overtaken by Erik ten Hag. The Argentine has also been linked with other clubs.
A Premier League club is on the way
His name was cited on the Sevilla side, where Julen Lopetegui was in bad shape. It was finally Jorge Sampaoli who took over. In France, Nice tested the waters after Lucien Favre’s difficult start to the season. But Pochettino refused, he who expects a club of a higher caliber. It could have been Chelsea, who were looking for a replacement for Thomas Tuchel. But it was ultimately Graham Potter who got the job. Recently, the former PSG coach was placed on the list of potential successors to Gareth Southgate at the head of the England national team.
A prestigious position and which could therefore correspond to what Pochettino is looking for. This Tuesday, the coach, whose name was also mentioned at Juventus, is courted by a club. According The Sun and the DailyMail, Aston Villa has made him its priority in the event of the departure of Steven Gerrard, threatened after a start to the season far from living up to expectations (16th in the Premier League, 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses). And if the Villans have denied the fact that Gerrard is in the hot seat, Pochettino is indeed the English club’s number one target, which sees him as the perfect man to help them achieve their goals. To be continued…
