Despite Paris Saint-Germain boasting a front three of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, manager Zinedine Zidane reportedly rejected an approach from the club last month, with his reasons for doing so having seemingly been revealed.
According to French publications Le Parisien and Foot Mercato, the French giants asked a few high-profile bosses to replace Mauricio Pochettino in January.
The Argentine, however, looks set to see out the remainder of the season after none of those talks resulted in anything concrete, although it is suggested he will be relieved of his duties at the conclusion of this campaign.
Christian Eriksen - has signed for Brentford as a free agent
Jonas Wind - has joined Wolfsburg from Copenhagen
Wout Weghorst - has joined Burnley from Wolfsburg
Lys Mousset - has joined Salernitana on loan from Sheffield United
Bright Arrey-Mbi - has joined Koln on loan from Bayern Munich
Julian Alvarez - has joined Manchester City from River Plate (will spend rest of the season on loan at River)
Luca Moro - has joined Sassuolo from Padova
Federico Gatti - has joined Juventus from Frosinone (will spent rest of season on loan at Frosinone)
Romain Faivre - has joined Lyon from Stade Brest
Tanguy Ndombele – has joined Lyon on loan from Tottenham Hotspur
Denis Zakaria - has joined Juventus from Borussia Monchengladbach
Rodrigo Bentancur – has joined Tottenham Hotspur from Juventus
Dejan Kulusevski - has joined Tottenham Hotspur on loan from Juventus
Bryan Gil – has joined Valencia on loan from Tottenham Hotspur
Matt Targett – has joined Newcastle United from Aston Villa
Giovani Lo Celso – has joined Villarreal on loan from Tottenham Hotspur
Donny van de Beek – has joined Newcastle United on loan from Manchester United
Auston Trusty - has joined Arsenal from Colorado (will stay at Colorado for the rest of the season)
Aaron Ramsey – has joined Rangers on loan from Juventus
Reinildo Mandava - has joined Atletico Madrid from Lille
Dan Burn - has joined Newcastle United from Brighton
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – is set to join Barcelona from Arsenal
Dele Alli – has joined Everton from Tottenham Hotspur
Anel Ahmedhodzic - has joined Bordeaux from Malmo
Of those on their managerial shortlist, Zidane was reportedly PSG's prime candidate but is said to have turned down the opportunity for more than one reason.
According to French outlet TF1, the ex-Real Madrid manager did not want to be in charge of the side for their round of 16 tie against Los Blancos in the UEFA Champions League this month, and also feels the current squad does not suit his style.
Furthermore, he has also taken issue with the way the club is being run by those in the boardroom, with sporting director Leonardo having often been a point of controversy since his appointment.
Following a glittering career as a footballer, Zidane's venture into senior team management in 2016 proved seamless as he claimed nine trophies in his first spell of just over two just two years in charge of Real, and another two in his second stint in the Spanish giants' dugout.
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