By Tuyisenge Yedidiya

Leonardo says Mauricio Pochettino has “never asked to leave” Paris Saint-Germain - despite links to Manchester United.

Pochettino joined PSG in January 2021 and is likely to add this season’s Ligue 1 title to the Coupe de France he won last campaign, with his star-studded side opening up a 15-point lead at the top of the table.

However, rumours have continually linked Pochettino to the Old Trafford hot-seat, which caretaker boss Ralf Rangnick is set to vacate at the end of this season, and the PSG coach is said to have long-term admirers within the United hierarchy.

United’s football director John Murtough this week said that a “thorough process” to appoint a

new manager was underway, but Leonardo insists Pochettino has never voiced a desire to leave

the French capital, and that there has not been any contact with rumoured replacement Zinedine

Zidane.

“Honestly, we haven’t thought about a coaching change, Leonardo told L’Equipe.” [Pochettino] has a year left on his contract.

Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.