JAMIE CARRAGHER says Manchester United should take advantage of Chelsea’s off-pitch turmoil and pounce on manager Thomas Tuchel.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK Government on Thursday, freezing his assets.
As a result, Chelsea are unable to sell home or away match tickets, buy, sell or extend players’ contracts and cannot sell merchandise – forcing the club shop to shut.
The Blues can, however, sell food and drink on matchdays.
Sponsors are also considering their commercial ties to Chelsea, which could see the club lose tens of millions in sponsorship.
And ex-Liverpool defender Carragher believes Man Utd should capitalise on Chelsea’s off-pitch issues by pinching their Champions League-winning manager, Tuchel.
The Red Devils are trailing behind Arsenal in the race for Champions League football and are yet to announce their next permanent manager.
Interim boss Ralf Rangnick has struggled to make a big impact, but is expected to take up an advisory role in the summer when a new manager is brought in.
Writing on the Telegraph, Carragher said: “United can offer him the security and backing every top coach craves.
“Yes, it will seem a predatory move – taking advantage of Chelsea’s crisis – but from United and Tuchel’s perspective the more you consider it, the more of a no-brainer it is.
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“Every chief executive in the world looking for a new coach will be – or at least should be – monitoring Tuchel’s mood and public comments between now and the end of the season.
“Only clubs of a certain calibre could attract him. It would be negligent of United to fail to sound him out.
“As a coach, he is exactly what they need.”
Mauricio Pochettino, who could be sacked by Paris Saint-Germain after his side capitulated in their Champions League second leg against Real Madrid, is also a managerial target for the Red Devils.
But with the Argentine struggling to get the best of out some of football’s biggest stars, Carragher would back Tuchel to do a better job at United.
On Poch’s failures since taking over from Tuchel at PSG, Carragher said: “Whoever takes over at Old Trafford will have a clean slate, empowered to clear out the toxic influences at the training ground. They need a big personality to do that.
“With respect to Pochettino – who I have always rated very highly – Tuchel got more out of the PSG squad than his successor. In fairness to both, the PSG squad is unmanageable.
“Privately, I am sure both have been exhausted feeling they were managing egos more than footballers.
“That is not an excuse for the failure to lead the French side to Champions League success. It is, however, a mitigating factor as to why so many excellent coaches have fallen short in Paris.
“There will not be much sympathy for Pochettino. He should have led PSG much deeper in the competition given the talent and resources at his disposal.
“His difficulty is even the most basic tactical decisions can be like treading through a political minefield when the superstar players run the club.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
