ASTON VILLA want Mauricio Pochettino as manager — if results do not improve quickly under Steven Gerrard.
Villa boss Gerrard faces a massive week in charge with games against Fulham and Brentford.
Pochettino has not managed in England since 2019
Gerrard is facing the heat after his Villa side’s poor run of form
The club will make an ambitious move to tempt Pochettino back into management if Gerrard cannot turn it around at Villa Park.
The club are 16th in the Premier League after scoring just seven goals in ten games, winning only twice.
Away fans chanted for Gerrard to be axed after last Monday’s 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest and booed him following Sunday’s 2-0 home defeat to Chelsea.
While Villa’s squad are fighting for their manager, results remain dire and Gerrard has picked up just 38 points from his last 35 games in charge.
SunSport understands that Pochettino would need serious persuasion to take the job and wants to manage an elite club challenging for trophies.
The former Tottenham boss, who has been out of work since getting sacked by Paris Saint-Germain in July, feels his achievements merit a job at the very highest level.
He reached the 2019 Champions League final with Spurs before winning France’s Ligue 1 last season.
But co-owner Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens have huge ambitions for Villa and look set to tempt Pochettino in their quest for European football.
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The 50-year-old been unemployed since leaving Paris earlier this year.
He failed to win the Champions League last season after the French club were stunned by Real Madrid.
PSG had taken strong lead in the tie before a remarkable and inspired comeback from Madrid led by Karim Benzema.
