Jose Mourinho's subtle Mauricio Pochettino dig made his thoughts on PSG role clear

Jose Mourinho has already made his feelings clear on the Paris Saint-Germain job after fresh reports emerged linking the Portuguese boss to the French club.

The Portuguese boss led Roma to the UEFA Europa Conference League trophy against Feyenoord to end an underwhelming debut campaign at the Italian capital club on a memorable note. Mourinho has now been linked to replace the under-pressure Mauricio Pochettino in the Parc des Princes hotseat this summer.

Pochettino led PSG to a comprehensive Ligue 1 title this season but that did not tell the full story as the Argentine was booed by large sections of the home crowd when his name was read out ahead of kick-off in the title celebrations match amid reports that he is set to leave the club this summer.

Under-fire PSG boss Pochettino had initially been the favourite to land the Manchester United job, as revealed in February, with the Old Trafford hierarchy identifying the Argentine as a leading candidate for the role. That revelation was later fleshed out by Mirror Football reporting that the Argentine was the preferred candidate among the players in United’s dressing room – but the club subsequently confirmed the appointment of Ajax boss Erik ten Hag.

It was Pochettino’s side’s underperformance in Europe this campaign that eventually saw his prospects at the club unravel entirely. They exited at the Round of 16 stage to Real Madrid – continuing their drought in the Champions League. That is a competition that Mourinho has won with Porto and Inter, while he has now won five European titles altogether across four clubs.

The expectations at PSG were ramped up even further this season following the arrivals of Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos, Georginio Wijnaldum, Nuno