Manchester United are closing in on appointing Ralf Rangnick as their interim manager until the end of the season.
The Red Devils have held advanced talks with the 63-year-old, and it is expected he will soon be announced as a short-term replacement for sacked former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino has been on United’s radar, although Rangnick will steer the ship until the end of the season.
Manchester United have settled on hiring an interim manager after the sacking of Solskjaer, with the Red Devils believing they would struggle to land Pochettino, their first-choice permanent target, at the moment.
The former Tottenham boss is keen to make the move to Old Trafford and would have been open to leaving PSG in the middle of the season.
However, it is understood intermediaries sounded out the French side over letting him go and were knocked back, with the Ligue 1 side not interested in allowing their head coach to leave during the season.
Consequently, the United board have been working through a five-man shortlist, that included former Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde, as they searched for an interim successor to Solskjaer.