Thomas Tuchel dropped out of PSG, this was officially announced by the PSG club and the club still does not have the name of his successor
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) made the resignation of their coach, the German coach, official on Tuesday Thomas Tuchel, six months after the end of his last contract season with the French capital club.
The club said in a statement that the decision, put forward by the media last week, it is taken “after a thorough analysis of his sports situation”.
The president of the PSGNasser Al-Kheläifi thanked the coach for “all he contributed to the club”, in particular his energy and passion at work, according to that note that does not confirm the name of his successor.
Tuchel, 46, came to the bench of the Paris club in July 2018 to replace Spaniard Unai Emery and after running Borussia Dortmund for three years.
At the time, as PSG recalled, it has had 95 wins, 12 draws and 20 defeats in all competitions.
Tuchel is leaving the PSG bench after winning two French leagues (2019 and 2020), a Cup (2020), a League Cup (2020) and two Super Cups (2018 and 2019), in addition to leading PSG, last August to his first final of the Champions League, in which he lost to Bayern Munich.
Despite this balance, relations with the club have deteriorated throughout the season, especially with the sports director, the Brazilian Leonardo.
The drop that seems to have filled the glass of patience of the entity’s Qatari owners are statements by the engineer to German television “Sport 1” assuring, among other things, that PSG was not behaving like a great club.
The Argentinian Mauricio Pochettino, who played for PSG between 2001 and 2003 and has not trained for a year after his dismissal from Tottenham, is the favorite to take over the team, according to various local media. after this.
If the news is confirmed, it would be the fourth team Pochettino has trained, having made his debut with Espanyol, which he led between 2009 and 2012, Southampton, between 2013 and 2014, and Tottenham, between 2014 and 2019, which he led to the final. of the Champions League 2019, which they lost to Liverpool.
The 48-year-old Argentinian coach has never hidden his desire to one day coach PSG, one of the most prestigious clubs he has played for.