Luis Enrique and Julian Nagelsmann are more than ever the two favorites to take over from Christophe Galtier on the PSG bench.
Christophe Galtier and Paris Saint-Germain, it’s over. During a meeting on Tuesday, Luis Campos officially informed the former OGC Nice coach that the adventure ended there for him, despite a contract signed until June 2024. Christophe Galtier fired, the capital club is now working to find a successor. For several weeks, Qatar has been going through several files.
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Christophe Galtier was relieved of his duties as PSG coach this afternoon.
▫️ Paris now wants to complete the arrival of the next coach.
▫️ Luis Enrique has too many differences with the club. An agreement is hoped for, but it is very bitter.… https://t.co/oau2MIah97 pic.twitter.com/zMPSnMfBFp
— SPORTS ZONE (@SportsZone__) June 6, 2023
The names of Xabi Alonso, Thiago Motta, José Mourinho, Julian Nagelsmann and Luis Enrique are on the table. A clear trend is finally emerging as to who will take control of the Parisian team next season. According to information from the Sports Zone insider account, it will be neither Thiago Motta nor José Mourinho. The Italian is very appreciated by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and the Portuguese is popular in the camp of Luis Campos.
Xabi Alonso pleases PSG … but does not want to come
But neither has the favors of Doha, which wants to regain control over the choice of the next coach and which has not validated the tracks Thiago Motta and José Mourinho. Unless there is a big turnaround, those who currently occupy the benches of Bologna and Roma will not come to PSG this summer. The Xabi Alonso track has been dug and has been validated by the Emir of Qatar in person.
Problem: the current coach of Bayer Leverkusen, who dreams of Real Madrid in the medium term, has not shown a very strong interest in the idea of joining PSG. It will therefore be necessary to bend over backwards to convince him, which is not really in the idea of the Parisian staff, who have put this option on stand-by for the moment. So the tracks Luis Enrique and Julian Nagelsmann remain. The two coaches are expected in Paris in the coming hours… “if they are not already there” according to the outlet, which explains that Luis Enrique disagrees on many points with the PSG management for now.
But how did PSG come up with the idea of the Nagelsmann / Henry duo 🤔 #EDG #PSG pic.twitter.com/x4v1DTOjq9
— Pierre-Antoine Damecour (@padamecour) June 5, 2023
As for Julian Nagelsmann, the track seems easier to complete. The German is indeed expected in Paris in the next 24 hours, as confirmed by L’Equipe. The national daily, however, indicates that the presence of the former Bayern Munich coach in the French capital does not mean that an agreement has been reached. And for proof, according to Sports Zone, the priority of Paris remains Luis Enrique. It therefore remains to be seen what will be PSG’s No. 1 file in the coming days, the ease with the German or stubbornness in the delicate track leading to the Spaniard.
