Leonardo firm on Pochettino: He never asked to leave and PSG have not met Zidane
Speculation
has
persisted
that
Pochettino
is
one
of
Manchester
United’s
top
targets
to
succeed
Ole
Gunnar
Solskjaer
as
manager.
The
Red
Devils
have
reportedly
identified
the
Argentine
as
a
leading
candidate,
most
likely
for
the
end
of
the
season,
with
Ralf
Rangnick
poised
to
take
over
on
an
interim
basis
for
the
rest
of
2021-22.
The
former
Spurs
boss,
who
is
keen
to
return
to
the
Premier
League
according
to
some
reports,
refused
to
quash
the
rumours
following
his
side’s
2-1
Champions
League
defeat
to
Manchester
City
on
Wednesday.
It
has
also
been
claimed
that
PSG
have
spoken
several
times
with
former
Real
Madrid
coach
Zinedine
Zidane
over
the
prospect
of
taking
charge
should
Pochettino
ask
to
leave.
However,
Leonardo
insists
there
has
been
no
contact
from
any
club
about
Pochettino,
who
is
under
contract
until
the
end
of
next
season.
“I
think
it’s
important
to
clarify
the
situation
given
the
amount
of
false
information
circulating.
Mauricio
Pochettino
is
under
contract
with
the
club
until
2023,”
he
told
AFP.
“We
do
not
want
Pochettino
to
leave.
He
never
asked
to
leave
and
no
club
contacted
us
in
relation
to
him.”
Leonardo
also
denied
claims
that
PSG
officials
met
with
Zidane
at
Paris’ prestigious
Royal
Monceau
hotel
to
discuss
the
prospect
of
taking
charge.
“We
have
a
lot
of
respect
for
Zinedine
Zidane,
for
what
he
did
as
a
player
and
coach,
but
I
can
tell
you
very
clearly
that
there
is
no
contact
and
that
no
meeting
with
him
has
taken
place,”
he
said.
“It’s
ridiculous
to
imagine
that
a
meeting
with
Zinedine
Zidane
could
have
taken
place
in
a
big
hotel
in
Paris
in
front
of
the
eyes
of
everyone.”
PSG,
who
lead
Ligue
1
by
11
points
after
14
rounds,
are
next
in
action
at
Saint-Etienne
on
Sunday.
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