United have just appointed Ralph Rangnick as the team's new interim coach, but the German's tenure is only six months and the club will still choose a long-term official manager in the future. Paris Saint-Germain's Pochettino is considered the first choice, and the two major conditions for Greater Paris to allow Uncle Bo to leave the team have also been exposed by the French media.
Rangnick signed United to a six-month interim managerial contract, his first managerial job since RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga in 2019. Next summer, he will be involved in Manchester United's official managerial selection as a consultant. Pochettino is considered the first choice, with Ajax's Tenhag, Portugal Sport's Amorim, Spain's Luis Henrique, Leicester City's Rogers and former Real Madrid manager Zidane also on the shortlist.
Before hiring Rangnick, Manchester United had approached Pochettino, however, Paris Saint-Germain refused to release him. The 49-year-old Pochettino also said at a press conference that he would not leave the team at a press conference that he lost 2-1 in the Champions League to Manchester City.
But according to The French Telefoot, if two conditions are met, Greater Paris will be willing to let Pochettino leave the Parc des Princes. It is understood that first of all, the Ligue 1 giants demand compensation of 15 million euros to 20 million euros, which is equivalent to 12.7 million pounds to 16.9 million pounds. At the end of the season, 15 million may be enough for Greater Paris to release.
Another premise was that Paris Saint-Germain had found the ideal replacement for Pochettino, whose preferred target was Zidane. For now, Zidane wants to continue to rest, and he has a better chance of returning to football at the end of the season.
After Solskjaer's dismissal, United never came up with a concrete proposal to try pochettino. The United hierarchy decided to look elsewhere, the negotiations did not go any further, and Rangnick eventually became the red devil's choice.
Still, it is entirely possible for Pochettino to take over Manchester United's long-term coaching position at the end of the season, especially if Paris Saint-Germain cannot win this season's Champions League title. Pochettino's contract will run until June 2023, when Greater Paris will decide where he will stay.
However, it has also been argued that Rangnick's arrival at Manchester United means that United may choose a different style, with the 51-year-old Ajax boss Tenhag more suitable to take over, who helped the team win two Eredivisie titles after coaching in 2017.
Manchester United star Gary Neville pointed out that Rangnick has only been in charge of the team for 6 months, which is quite short, and the impact on the whole team will not be too big, but he will be a consultant for the Red Devils for two years, and he is more looking forward to the 63-year-old German coach to "teach" the good Manchester United club.
Neville said: "Welcome to the greatest club in the world, Ralph Lannick. A 6-month contract is for you to coach the team; another two-year contract is for you to coach the club well!"
Neville previously believed that the progress of Manchester United's management was no less important than the managerial candidate. "The new ceo must establish his authority, and he needs to evaluate every issue. For example, the coaches left by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, other staff, transfer personnel and related structures. United will have to figure out whether the club's behind-the-scenes team and football knowledge can challenge the operational level of Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea. Woodward has failed utterly in football over the past 8 years, and he may not have been able to do better in business, but the goals of football have not been achieved. The new president must decide whether he wants to play football manager himself or let professional people do it and give up power himself, like Martin Edwards, David Gill or other club owners."