“There is no contact with Zinédine Zidane”, assures Leonardo who confirms his trainer Mauricio Pochettino

Rumors have been announcing it for several days, even several weeks or months, on the departure. Mauricio Pochettino, the PSG coach, received weighty support with this speech from his sports director, Leonardo, to AFP, Friday, November 26. Faced with the track envisaged more and more often leading to Zinédine Zidane, without a club since his departure from Real Madrid, the Brazilian leader wanted to clarify the situation of his coach, two days after the defeat of PSG in Manchester City (2-1 ) in the Champions League.

“We don’t want Pochettino to leave. He never asked to leave and no club contacted us in relation to him. We have a lot of respect for Zinédine Zidane, which he did as a player and coach, but I can tell you very clearly that there is no contact and that no meeting with him took place “, Leonardo said, denying revelations from the Parisian [article payant].

“It’s ridiculous to imagine that a meeting with Zinédine Zidane could have taken place in a big hotel, in Paris, in the eyes of everyone“Leonardo said.
The Zidane rumor has gained momentum in recent days, while that of a departure from Pochettino to England and Manchester United in search of a manager since the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last Sunday swelled.

Tuesday, on the eve of the Champions League match between Manchester City and PSG (lost 2-1), “Poche” denied outright the supposed interest of the “Red Devils”.
“I tell you all. My contract runs until 2023. I’m very happy at Paris Saint-Germain, that’s a fact“, he declared at a press conference.”I am not a child. I have spent my whole life playing football. I have been coaching for over twelve years. There are rumors in our community. I understand very well what is going on, sometimes in a positive way, sometimes in a negative way. I don’t get distracted. The rumors are there, you have to live with it“, then insisted the Argentinian.