Man Utd ‘confident’ of landing Mauricio Pochettino and PSG manager ‘is willing to join IMMEDIATELY’

MANCHESTER UNITED are 'confident' of appointing Mauricio Pochettino as their next manager, according to reports.

And the Argentine is thought to be willing to make the move to Old Trafford immediately rather than at the end of the season.

The Red Devils need to bring in a new boss after sacking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday.

And Paris Saint-Germain chief Pochettino is high on their wishlist.

Now, according to the , United feel they are on course to secure a deal to land the ex-Tottenham gaffer soon.

However, it would cost the Old Trafford club £10million in compensation to PSG for them to release him from his contract at the Parc des Princes - although that halves to £5m when he enters the final 12 months of his deal in the summer.

Added to the £7.5m pay-off Solskjaer received and payments for under-contract coaches, the total cost of the managerial change could be close to £20m.

The MEN report adds that United have not yet made an official approach for Poch, who is in Manchester ahead of his side's Champions League clash against City tomorrow.

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Pochettino is said to be 'unhappy' in Paris, still living in a hotel with his family back in London.

United were planning to bring in an interim manager until the end of the season before trying to land Pochettino or Brendan Rodgers.

But now it looks as though they may make the permanent appointment imminently with Poch keen on a mid-season switch.

Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly working his magic to try and lure the 49-year-old - who was linked with replacing Jose Mourinho in 2018 - to Manchester.

Former United forward Mark Hughes, who has 610 matches under his belt as a manager, told the Old Trafford club to do all they can to land the former Southampton gaffer.