Mauricio Pochettino is held in high regard by the co-owners of Manchester United, who tried to bring him to Nice less than two years ago following his departure from Paris St Germain.
The Argentine left Chelsea by mutual consent on Tuesday after just one season, despite guiding them to sixth with a stellar run of form to finish the campaign.
It is unclear what are Pochettino’s immediate ambitions but with the long-term future of United boss Erik ten Hag uncertain, Pochettino’s previous contact with Nice is worth recalling.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos group also own Ligue 1 club Nice and during the early stages of the 2022-23 campaign, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Dave Brailsford – the former British cycling chief who is director of sport at Ineos – began to draw up an ambitious plan: to challenge and eventually replace PSG as the kings of French football.