Paris Saint-Germain chief Leonardo has brushed off rumours Mauricio Pochettino could be set to leave and insists those in power are ‘very happy’ with the manager.
Pochettino, 49, took over the reins from Thomas Tuchel in January but has reportedly told the club’s hierarchy that he wishes to terminate his contract.
Though PSG ended the season with two pieces of silverware in the shape of the Coupe de France and the Trophee des Champions under Pochettino, they were beaten to the Ligue 1 title by Lille and dumped out of the Champions League at the semi-final stage.
Talk of Pochettino’s impending departure comes amid intense speculation he could be set for a return to Spurs, with chairman Daniel Levy on the hunt for Jose Mourinho’s replacement.
Real Madrid have also been heavily linked after Zinedine Zidane decided to step down as manager this month.
However, it appears PSG sporting director Leonardo expects Pochettino to be at the helm come the start of next season.
‘Mauricio Pochettino has two years on his contract with PSG, and we are very happy,’ he told Europe1.
Pochettino is tied into a contract at the Parc des Princes until 2022 and would seemingly have to force his way out if he is keen to move to Spain or England this summer.
The Argentine is now ahead of Antonio Conte, Erik ten Hag and Roberto Martinez in the bookmakers’ odds to succeed Mourinho at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Former Tottenham and England star Glenn Hoddle says he is ‘concerned’ about the prospect of Pochettino taking charge of Spurs for a second spell given he failed to steer PSG to the Ligue 1 title.
‘There are lots of people being linked to Spurs,’ Hoddle told Betfair.
‘It hasn’t gone very well for Mauricio Pochettino at PSG but Daniel [Levy] would need to be a big man to go to Pochettino and say: “I shouldn’t have sacked you.” That’s the key to it, whether Daniel can do that.
‘My concern would be that he hasn’t won Ligue 1 with PSG. Roberto Martinez is another candidate but he will be concentrating on the Euros with Belgium.
‘Daniel has a tough job to find the right manager for Spurs but he’s give himself that job.’
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