Good are hoping they’ll persuade Mauricio Pochettino to exchange Lucien Favre as supervisor of the Ligue 1 membership, sources have informed ESPN.
Favre, 64, is below large strain after a disappointing begin to the marketing campaign through which Good have gained simply two of their opening eight video games.
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Sources have stated Good proprietor Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the richest man within the UK, is contemplating sacking the Swiss supervisor and that Pochettino is the first-choice candidate to exchange him.
Sources added the French membership are ready to satisfy Pochettino’s monetary calls for.
However different sources have informed ESPN it’s unlikely Pochettino, 50, would prioritise a transfer again to France.
The previous Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur supervisor is extra eager on a return to the Premier League, the place his popularity stays excessive.
The Argentine was sacked by PSG in July after 18 months on the membership through which he guided them to the Ligue 1 title however did not take them additional than the semifinals within the Champions League.
Pochettino beforehand spent 5 years at Tottenham from 2014-2019, taking them to the Champions League ultimate in 2019, the place they misplaced to Liverpool.
His identify was on the shortlist for jobs at Manchester United and Chelsea this summer time however Erik ten Hag and Graham Potter had been appointed forward of him.
