Massimiliano Allegri has played down strong links to Manchester United.
Tuttosport (h/t MailOnline's Ben Nagle) recently reported the former Juventus boss is "very close" to replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Old Trafford after United's disastrous start to the new season:
OptaJoe9 - Manchester United have picked up just nine points from their opening eight Premier League matches this season (W2 D3 L3), their worst start to a league season since 1989-90 (8 points) when they went on to finish 13th. Worrying. https://t.co/oV2kDjRkri
However, speaking at the Football Coaches Association symposium, Allegri joked that his English is not yet good enough for him to coach in the Premier League, per Przeglad Sportowy (h/t Josh Thomas of Goal):
"I don't speak English enough yet, but I'm learning.