The Athletic reporting Poch is going to say no because he wants to return at a higher level. Also, Frank expected to stay at Brentford. They seem fairly keen to play up the Amorim link.
Ruben Amorim is among the candidates Aston Villa are speaking to about replacing Steven Gerrard.
Villa are looking for a new manager after Gerrard was relieved of his duties following a 3-0 defeat at Fulham on Thursday.
Sporting manager Amorim, 37, is widely regarded as one of the most talented young managers in Europe. The former Portugal international led Sporting to their first league title in 19 years in 2020-21, leading to him being named the Primeira Liga’s manager of the season.
He also oversaw an impressive 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in this season’s Champions League.
Mauricio Pochettino is currently not open to replacing Gerrard at Aston Villa, however. The Argentine would rather wait for an opportunity to return to management at a higher level.
As uncertainty grew around Gerrard’s future, it is believed Villa gauged Pochettino’s interest and were made aware of the Argentine’s intentions — which are not thought to have changed.
Thomas Tuchel, who won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2020-21, is another coach that greatly appeals to Aston Villa, for obvious reasons.
But like Pochettino, Tuchel is not interested in a move to Villa park.
Villa are also among a number of clubs interested in the Brentford manager Thomas Frank.
Brentford, however, are optimistic that the 49-year-old will remain at the club, who are 10th in the Premier League.
Villa currently sit just one place outside the Premier League relegation zone, having collected nine points from 11 games this season.
They last played in Europe in the 2010-11 season playing under caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald, when they were eliminated at the playoff stage of the Europa League by Austrian side Rapid Wien.
In contrast, Pochettino has managed in the Champions League for the past six seasons.
The 50-year-old was most recently employed by Paris Saint-Germain where he won the Ligue 1 title in 2021-22 with a side containing Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
He previously enjoyed a successful five years in north London with Tottenham Hotspur, leading the club to the Champions League final in 2019, which they lost to Liverpool.
Pochettino has been approached by 14-time Champions League winners Real Madrid on three occasions, meanwhile, most recently in the summer of 2021 before the Spanish side eventually appointed Carlo Ancelotti.
