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Mauricio Pochettino’s former employers will be entitled to a significant amount of compensation if the Argentine is appointed by another club before the end of season.

Tottenham decided to sack the Argentine in November and instantly replaced him with Jose Mourinho. Spurs, despite being done with Pochettino who took them to the champions league final six months before decided to make it difficult for anyone else to take him on. The figure is around £10m

The Daily Mail has suggested if Mauricio Pochettino takes on another job this season this entitles Spurs up to £10m in compensation. This ridiculous figure instantly removes any financial attractiveness that Pochettino would have had as an unattached manager.

Manchester United is heavily linked with Pochettino where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has come under immense pressure and taking blame for the ongoing poor results but the thought of having to pay compensation to Tottenham would likely put anyone off until summer.

Pochettino also still remains linked with Real Madrid and Barcelona, however these rumours have since died down since Zidane’s side has improved its recent results. Bayern Munich is also an available job that opened up when Niko Kovac was dismissed.

Old Trafford still seems to be the most likely destination for Pochettino but Solskjaer still seems to have support from United’s hierarchy who remain dedicated to a building project which only properly begun in the summer. Statistically, he is the worst manager the club has had in 40 years, yet a significant portion of the blame United’s chain of command rather than the manager. Pochettino, however, is the far more proven name in top level management and it probably now makes sense for United to accept that they got this decision wrong taking Ole on as a permanent manager.

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