Manchester United have contacted former Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde about the role of interim manager.
United are focusing on an interim boss to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
They feel recruiting Paris St-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino immediately may not be as straightforward as has been reported.
Pochettino said on Tuesday he was "so happy" at PSG and that he will not be distracted by links to the United job.
Valverde fits the template of an experienced manager who may not expect to get the United job on a full-time basis.
His last managerial role was at Barcelona, where he was sacked in January 2020 despite guiding the club to successive La Liga titles and the Copa del Rey in 2018.