Confirmed : Manchester United managerial candidate makes decision on future

 Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) manager

 Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly 

happy at the club amidst rumors he 

could depart for Premier League 

giants Manchester United.

The former Tottenham Hotspur boss 

has long been linked with the Old 

Trafford hot-seat since former Manchester

 United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 

was dismissed last November.

His side capitulated in the UEFA 

Champions League against Real 

Madrid, which cast doubt over 

Pochettino's future at the Ligue 1 side.

But L'Equipe (via UtdPlug) reports that 

the Argentinian coach wants to stay 

at PSG. They claim that he wants more

 cohesion with the board in terms of 

"ideas, project and methods."

The news will add to some recent 

reports that the 50-year-old had been 

displaced by Ajax manager Erik ten 

Hag as favorite in the race for the 

Manchester United managerial job.

Mauricio Pochettino will want to 

have more say at PSG following 

reports of him rejecting Manchester

 United

When the Manchester United board

 dismissed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as 

manager last year, Pochettino was 

immediately touted as the favorite to 

replace him.

He had the knowledge of the Premier

 League, the experience of top-level

 European football and was managing

 one of Europe's biggest sides in PSG.

But he shot down rumors he was

 returning to the Premier League with 

United telling RMC Sport (via Fabrizio

 Romano):

“I'm happy in Paris. I know the 

city well both as a player and a 

coach, I have always lived this

 type of situation. Things happen

 and it's not my responsibility

. What I'm going to say if you 

ask me is that I'm happy 

in Paris.”

Since then, PSG have encountered 

a difficult period.

Star man Kylian Mbappe looks like he 

is heading out of the Parc des Princes

 to join Real Madrid.

Matters were made worse when the 

Parisians surrendered a 2-0 aggregate 

lead over Madrid in the UEFA Champions

 League to bow out in what was 

a huge last-16 capitulation.

Rumors then ensued that Pochettino 

would be heading out of Paris along 

with club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi,

 director Leonardo and Mbappe 

at the end of the season.

But it now seems the Argentinian wants

 to remain at the Ligue 1 outfit and 

will look to ensure he has more 

influence on the club.

Some of PSG's transfer businesses

 have been questionable, with big 

names being targeted ahead 

necessities.

Most of Pochettino's success at Spurs

 came from his scouting operations 

in bringing in talent that he could develop

 into top-class performers, namely 

Son Heung-Min and Dele Alli.

There is also a feeling the club are 

operating in a structure that sees 

players have a huge influence 

on the team rather than being 

managed by their coach.

Many have lamented the way in 

which star players can doss around 

in games they are chasing. Giving 

Pochettino more control will allow 

him to rectify this.