He PSG from brazilian Neymar and the French star, Kylian Mbappé, decided to end the contractual relationship with his coach Thomas Tuchel and took advantage of the winter break in European competitions and the almost two-month break in the UEFA Champions League, despite the fact that he had six months to complete his contract.
The Argentinian Mauricio Pochettino, who played for PSG between 2001 and 2003 and has not trained for a year, is the favorite to take over the team, according to various local media outlets.
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Tuchel’s resignation came after the team finished first in their group in the Champions League, where they will face Barcelona in the round of 16, but after several disagreements with the board.
The resignation comes after last night’s comfortable 4-0 win against Strasbourg, keeping the side third in the rankings, without the sense of domination of recent seasons.
But the last straw that seems to have filled the glass of patience of the Qatari owners is a statement by the technician to German television “Sport 1”, in which he assured, among other things, that PSG was not behaving like a grand. club.
Tuchel, 46, came to the bench in Paris in 2018 as a replacement for Spaniard Unai Emery and after three years leading Borussia Dortmund.
The coach has triumphed in the national field, but PSG’s Qatari owners’ demand lies in Europe, where he first qualified the squad for the Champions League final last year, losing to Bayern Munich.
Despite this achievement, relations with the club have deteriorated throughout the season, especially with the sports director, the Brazilian Leonardo.
Tuchel, who will post a lot of media at Manchester United next year, has made critical statements at the club, which has ended the leaders’ patience.
Pochettino, 48, is the No. 1 candidate for Qatari owners to acquire the entity, according to RMC Sports Radio.
The Argentinian was fired from Tottenham in November 2019, his last experience in a bench to date.
If the news is confirmed, it would be the fourth team to coach Pochettino, having made his debut with Espanyol, which he led between 2009 and 2012, Southampton, between 2013 and 2014, and Tottenham, between 2014 and 2019, the club which he led to the 2019 Champions League final, which they lost to Liverpool.
Born in Murphy, the Argentinian has never hidden his desire to ever coach PSG, one of the most prestigious clubs he has played for.
Trained at Newell, Pochettino arrived as a player at Espanyol in 1994 and played for seven seasons before joining PSG under Luis Fernandez.
After a short stint with Girondins de Bordeaux, he ended his playing career again with Espanyol in 2006.
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