Newcastle are prepared to break the bank to land Mauricio Pochettino as manager - by offering him a £19million-per-year contract.
The move would see the former Tottenham boss become the third-highest paid manager in world football. Mohammed Bin Salman's Newcastle takeover is expected to be completed in the coming weeks, and he wants the acquisition of Pochettino to be the first step of his overhaul of the club, reports The Star.
Pochettino has been out of work since his sacking by Spurs in November last year. The Argentine coach is believed to have been unable to accept a new role elsewhere until this summer.
Newcastle's current manager Steve Bruce has not spoken to the club's prospective new owners, including Amanda Staveley, who is
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