Michael Carrick and Jose Mourinho - Source: Getty
Michael Carrick and Jose Mourinho - Source: Getty
Former France manager Didier Deschamps has reportedly turned down an approach from Manchester United as he eyes the Real Madrid job. The 58-year-old is interested in taking over at a club, but has no plans to move to Old Trafford.
According to a report by Santi Aouna via AS, Manchester United are looking to hire a new manager to replace Michael Carrick after a poor start to the season. The Englishman was on the verge of getting sacked last week, but was given a few more days and failed to beat Chelsea in the league.
The pressure is on the former Middlesbrough coach, as the club hierarchy has started looking for replacements. Julian Nagelsmann, Eddie Howe and Antonio Conte were linked with the job, but have not struck an agreement with the Red Devils.
Deschamps was the latest name mentioned in the media, but the Frenchman has swiftly rebuffed the approach. French reports suggest that the manager is eyeing the Real Madrid job, where Jose Mourinho is reportedly under pressure.
The Portuguese has steadied the ship at Santiago Bernabeu by winning their last eight matches across competitions, which included victories over Barcelona, Villarreal, AS Roma, Sevilla and RB Leipzig. The coach is still not at the top of the league table, but they remain unbeaten in the UEFA Champions League.
Didier Deschamps reportedly has not given up on his dream of becoming a Real Madrid manager, and that was a key reason he turned down Manchester United.
Manchester United legend sends message to JJ Gabriel as he nears Real Madrid move
Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has urged JJ Gabriel to stay at the club. He believes that the teenager should not be disrupting his career with a move to Real Madrid and said:
"So far in his career everything is going fine, why would you disrupt that? You’re on the right track. I trained at 15, I didn’t play for the first team until two years later so you have to have that patience that people just don’t seem to have at the moment."
"If you’re on the right trajectory then just bide your time, no matter how good you are. Max Dowman is unbelievable but he’s not playing for Arsenal at the moment. I’m sure he’ll bide his time, I’m sure he’s getting impatient, but he’s not kicking off, he knows in a couple of years time he might be the main man for Arsenal."
Manchester United and Real Madrid are yet to hold talks for JJ Gabriel, but the teenager is in Spain training on his own.