Rumours circulate that Zinedine Zidane is only interested in managing Juventus as his next job. Or, potentially, the French national team if such an invitation arrives – Zidane has been mentioned as a favourite to replace Didier Deschamps as manager of the international team whenever he steps down. But another set of speculations has seen the light of day.The 49-year-old has been out of a job since May and the possibility of him taking over stumbled Manchester United is getting more momentum. The Frenchman is allegedly warming to the idea of replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – and what could be one of the major factors in the deal is that there are two of his former players awaiting him at the Theatre of Dreams.Solskjaer is under immense pressure at Manchester United after suffering two major losses at their home ground (5-0 vs Liverpool and 2-0 against Manchester City). And as a result, his position as the Manchester United manager has been questioned and potential replacements have been considered.Sat, 18.00: (6.75)WATFORD (4.30) MAN UNITED (1.55)Among those most mentioned names were Erik ten Hag, Antonio Conte and Brendan Rogers, as well as Zidane. Conte took over Tottenham, Rogers has his history of managing Liverpool which pushes such a rumour on thin ice.Former England defender Rio Ferdinand believes ten Hag’s success at Ajax indicates he could do more than well at Old Trafford.’For any manager coming in to a new club, it’s almost like you’ve got to show people why you’re there immediately.’ Ferdinand previously told his FIVE Youtube channel.’I use Antonio Conte as a good reference point for that. Whenever he joins a new club, there is no negotiables and he tells them, “this is what’s happening, this is what I am – if you’re not with me you can go.”Paths have crossed many times for the current and the former manager of the Spurs – now they crossed again’I think that’s the type of attitude and the type of mentality that separates the good managers from the top managers. ‘You’ve got to be able to go in there and command a whole dressing room full of egos, big personalities, big characters. That’s the job of anyone coming in.’Now I don’t know Ten Hag personally but he’s doing a fantastic job at Ajax. Let’s remember that Ajax isn’t a small club. They’re a massive club – the biggest club in Holland.’Yes, it’s different and the landscape is different but it’s still a huge club that he’s got to work with and the expectation levels there every day are to win.’That’s something that will be there every day and would be there if he was to come to Manchester United.’Anyone who comes in, they’ve got to be able to deal with people. That’s the art of a fantastic manager.’However, ten Hag has repeatedly stated he is happy in Amsterdam and that he believes in the project at hand. And that particularly could be the reason Man United never gave up on trying to lure in Zidane.Sir Alex hated seeing sky blue in the Man United dressing room – it almost cost van Nistelrooy his Old Trafford careerNow, according to Record Sport, Real Madrid legend is keen to reunite with Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane.During his two spells in charge at Santiago Bernabeu, Zidane won three consecutive Champions League trophies, two LaLiga titles and two Club World Cups. The ‘talk of the town’ is that several Red Devils first squad players showed their frustration on how their current manager works – Bruno Fernandes and Ronaldo being the frontrunners.However, the United hierarchy have not shown any signs of sacking Solskjaer as of yet. After succeeding Jose Mourinho and Louis van Gaal – Old Trafford legend Solskjaer sees the club executives aligning themselves closely with him and his task of restoring the club’s true values.
