Pochettino to replace Tuchel?
Paris Saint Germain (PSG) will appoint Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, the former manager of London club Tottenham Hotspur, as its new coach following its decision to sack Thomas Tuchel, French sports paper L'Equipe reported on its website.
Pochettino had previously played for PSG as a defender in the early 2000s. Talks between PSG and Pochettino started at least two weeks ago. Pochettino, who led Spurs to the Champions League final in 2019 where they lost to Liverpool, has been without a job since leaving Spurs in November 2019.
French champions Paris St Germain have sacked German coach Thomas Tuchel, French sports daily L'Equipe and German newspaper Bild reported on Thursday. PSG were not immediately available to comment.
Former Borussia Dortmund coach Tuchel's contract was set to expire at the end of this season.
Tuchel, who guided PSG to the Champions League final in August which they lost to Bayern Munich, oversaw a 4-0 home win against Racing Strasbourg less than 24 hours ago as they moved within a point of Ligue 1 leaders Olympique Lyonnais.
The 47-year-old was appointed PSG head coach in 2018 and has won two Ligue 1 titles along with a domestic quadruple in his second season at the club.
While PSG are not dominating Ligue 1 this term as they have in previous years, Tuchel has steered them into the Champions League last 16 where they face Barcelona.
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