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‘He’s lucky’: Simon Jordan claims 50-year-old would be very fortunate if he’s named Aston Villa’s next manager

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Simon Jordan has claimed that Mauricio Pochettino would be very lucky to manage Aston Villa.

Speaking on TalkSPORT, Jordan discussed the potential future of the former Spurs boss.

Pochettino has been out of work since PSG sacked him at the start of July.

The Argentinian has been linked with host of jobs already since leaving the French champions.

A report from Jeunes Footeux suggested West Ham were considering replacing David Moyes with Pochettino last month.

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David Ornstein also reported that Pochettino was on Chelsea’s radar before they hired Graham Potter.

However, the same reporter also said that Pochettino would be open to taking over from Steven Gerrard at Villa.

The former Rangers boss is under pressure at Villa Park right now after a shaky start to the season.

A report from The Telegraph has suggested Pochettino is being targeted to replace Gerrard in the next week.

And Simon Jordan believes Pochettino would be lucky to manage Aston Villa in Gerrard’s place.

Pochettino would be lucky to manage Villa – Jordan

Jordan was speaking about the 50-year-old former Southampton boss on TalkSPORT.

“The moment he got into PSG, he was looking to get out of the door because it didn’t suit him,” Jordan said.

“Sometimes what happens with managers is they believe that they’re more important than they actually are, they believe their own hype.

“I’m not saying he would be in that case, I’m questioning it because it shouldn’t just be a given from the media, because that’s lazy.

“If he gets to manage Aston Villa, do you know what, he’s lucky, because it’s a big Premier League football club that’s waiting to happen.”

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Aston Villa face newly promoted Fulham at Craven Cottage on Thursday.

The result could go some way to deciding Gerrard’s future at Aston Villa, especially if Marco Silva’s men come away with a win.

Gerrard has struggled to get the best out of his forwards this season, as not one of them has scored more than once.

Pochettino’s experience developing the likes of Harry Kane at Spurs might be one reason why Villa go after the Argentinian.

It looks set to be a crucial week for Gerrard and Aston Villa with games coming thick and fast.