The news is already reverberating that Manchester United are seriously planning to appoint Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager this summer \u2013 but the caveat is that a big-name star has to be part of the swap and ready to depart for the French capital in return.<\/p>\n
The 49-year-old Argentine is again hotly linked with the Old Trafford hotseat despite having just \u2018celebrated\u2019 his one-year anniversary at the Parc des Princes, with news long buzzing that all does not seem well and constantly emerging reports indicate a parting of ways could well be on the cards.<\/p>\n
Not all has gone well for Pochettino in France despite the Parisians being 10 points clear in the Ligue 1 summit. For one, they lost out in the Ligue 1 title race last season to surprise winners Lille. This was then followed up by their loss in the Champions League to Manchester City who overcame them in the semi-finals, despite having the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe in their ranks, together with a host of other stellar players.<\/p>\n
Adding insult to injury, they were recently eliminated from this season\u2019s French Cup, losing to Nice on penalties. The news is now circling that with a Champions League round-of-16 clash against Real Madrid around the corner, reports claim Pochettino could be shown the exit were they to lose.<\/p>\n
In short it\u2019s been a\u00a0roller-coaster spell for Pochettino helming the capital club this one year. Besides having to contend with all the news regarding Mbappe\u2019s future, he\u2019s also had to cope with all the big egos in the PSG dressing room.<\/p>\n
Things have been coming to a boil at PSG and reports this week\u00a0say the Argentine manager has about \u2018had enough\u2019 of his life in the Parisian capital, with claims that he feels he has been forced to work in extremely high-pressure conditions that continually test him, not to mention the constant criticism of his management that he feels is wholly unfair.<\/p>\n
The discontentment seems to have spilled over and reports linking Pochettino to United appear to be growing louder by the day, with the Daily Mirror claiming PSG are in favor of the deal going ahead. The caveat, in lieu of compensation, is that Ronaldo has to be ready to move to Paris.<\/p>\n
Not that this can\u2019t happen as the paper claims Ronaldo is open to leaving\u00a0 Old Trafford this summer and although his contract runs until 2023, the Portuguese superstar is \u2018frustrated with life\u2019 back in Manchester as things have not quite gone according to plan for both him and the club.<\/p>\n
His having scored 14 goals so far in his second spell with the Red Devils has not sealed his role as the savior of the club and they are currently battling the resurgent squads of Tottenham, Arsenal and West Ham to finish fourth in the league. Not that this is by any means an easily accomplished task as they have just only been ignominiously eliminated from the FA Cup and the even more elusive Champions League remains their last hope of silverware. This, of course, is another Holy Grail quest as far they are concerned, given United\u2019s current form.<\/p>\n