Antonio Conte is interested in succeeding Jose Mourinho as Manchester United’s next permanent manager.

United have made Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino the leading candidate to take over from Mourinho on a full-time basis, following the caretaker appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Conte is among the favourites should United fail to land Pochettino next summer and Telegraph Sport understands the Italian is interested in the position.

Having been sacked by Chelsea in July, Conte has split his time between England and Italy for the past six months and his daughter has remained in school in London.

Wanting to take a break and resolve the legal dispute surrounding his departure from the Blues, Conte has twice turned down Real Madrid as well as several other opportunities since the summer.