PSG: Athletic club reportedly interested in Mauricio Pochettino
Mauricio Pochettino PSG
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There is hot speculation about Mauricio Pochettino’s future at PSG. In the event of a departure, Athletic Bilbao are obviously keen on the Argentine.
Athletic Club seem interested in PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino. If the Argentine and the Parisians end their cooperation early for the coming season, Pochettino is a candidate for the Basques, writes the L’Equipe.
The traditional club from Bilbao have already contacted Pochettino for this reason. His contract with the Ligue 1 champions runs until 2023. The 50-year-old knows his way around LaLiga: from 2009 to 2012 he coached Espanyol Barcelona, where he was once also a player.
PSG: Will Pochettino succeed Marcelino in Bilbao?
Further cooperation between PSG and Pochettino is still considered uncertain. rumors about Antonio Conte (Tottenham Hotspur) and Zinedine Zidane (without a club) as a successor were already wafting through Paris.
Meanwhile, Bilbao is still being coached by Marcelino, but his contract expires in the summer.