Paris Saint-Germain's bid to save themselves the £17million it will cost to sack Mauricio Pochettino could damage the Argentine’s hopes of becoming manager of Manchester United.
PSG know that Pochettino is on United’s wish-list - and that the former Tottenham boss would welcome a move back to the Premier League at the end of the season after a miserable 18 months in France. But the Parisians would prefer the 50-year-old to walk out rather than wield the axe themselves - because it would save them a fortune in compensation.
PSG would then also be able to demand a pay-off from United should the Argentine move to Old Trafford. Pochettino is under huge pressure after PSG’s Champions League collapse at Real Madrid - and the former Tottenham boss is on United’s shortlist to take over at Old Trafford. Stars like Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were powerless to prevent a 3-2 aggregate loss.