Mauricio Pochettino ‘turns down the chance to take over at Monaco’

Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino reportedly rejected Monaco’s offer to take charge of the club after Robert Moreno was sacked.

The Argentine boss has been out of work since being dismissed by Spurs in November last year and being replaced by Jose Mourinho at the helm.

Pochettino was given a route back into the dugout as Monaco’s prime managerial target but he turned it down, according to The Athletic.

Ex-Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino reportedly rejected Monaco’s offer to take charge of club

The Ligue 1 side’s sporting director, Paul Mitchell, was reportedly hopeful of tying Pochettino down to a deal after previously working with him in England at Spurs and Southampton.

But the report claims that the ex-Tottenham boss is taking his time on picking his next managerial role. He has been linked to the hotseat at both Inter Milan and Juventus recently.

After reaching the Champions League final with Spurs last summer, Pochettino endured a torrid start to the 2019-20 season and was sacked with Spurs in 14th place in the Premier League following five-and-a-half years in north London.  

Ligue 1 side’s sporting director, Paul Mitchell, was reportedly hopeful of getting Pochettino

Monaco have dismissed Moreno after just seven months and former Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac has been brought straight in to replace him.

His axing comes after the club ended the Ligue 1 campaign in ninth, although France’s top flight was called to a halt early amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

The club have decided to make a change with former Tottenham recruitment chief Mitchell taking up the position of sporting director.

Instead former Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac has replaced Robert Moreno in the hotseat