BAYERN MUNICH have pulled out of the race to land Mauricio Pochettino as manager, according to reports in Germany.
The news will come as a boost to Manchester United who have the ex-Spurs boss on their radar.
Bayern Munich have pulled out the race to land Mauricio PochettinoCredit: PA:Press Association
As well as Bayern, Arsenal and United have both been linked with the Argentine since he was replaced by Jose Mourinho at Spurs last month.
And both clubs were given a boost yesterday when it emerged Bayern favour a move for Paris Saint-Germain manager Thomas Tuchel.
German reports today also suggested a move to Germany is off the table for Poch.
Christian Falk – head of football at German paper Bild – tweeted: “Exclusive: Mauricio Pochettino will not become coach of FC Bayern. The Argentinian is not one of the candidates for the bosses.”
Pochettino, 47, is open to listening to offers with no plans to take an extended break from football.
And his availability and willingness to speak to United has only increased the pressure on the board to sack Solskjaer despite their 2-1 win over Mourinho’s Tottenham on Wednesday.
The only setback is that Pochettino will need to pay Spurs a whopping £12.5m if he takes another Premier League job this season.
Chairman Daniel Levy included the clause in his sacking to try and deter rival clubs from appointing him as manager.
Pochettino confirmed on Monday that he is ready to listen to offers for a new role.
He said: “I am open to listen to the projects that are presented to me. My intention is to redirect in Europe.
“At my age one does not need much time to recover. There are a lot of clubs and attractive projects for me to take on.”
If Bayern fail to land Tuchel, ex-Chelsea gaffer Carlo Ancelotti is rumoured to be another contender for the role.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
