According to French reports, Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino is close to leaving PSG.
Two prestigious newspapers, L’Equipe and Le Parisien, reported on Tuesday evening that a meeting was held between the two sides’ lawyers to determine how to terminate the Argentine’s contract, as the former said they were “on the brink of reaching an agreement.”
Despite leading the team to recapture the local league title it had lost to Lille the previous season, Pochettino’s situation was volatile for several weeks, especially after a tough exit from the Champions League final price against Real Madrid after , as his team took a 2-0 lead. The sum of two matches before it collapsed in the final half hour of the second leg, the team’s quest for a first European Champions League title continued.
It is expected that his departure will cost the treasury of the capital club dearly. According to two newspapers, the amount will be between 15 and 20 million euros in exchange for the salary of the Argentine and his staff, if they remain until the end of their contract in 2023.
The former Tottenham boss will join Brazilian sporting director Leonardo, who was sacked on May 22 and replaced by Portugal’s Luis Campos, who was officially named football adviser last week.
And Ekip pointed out that in the past “some executives at the club thought it was better to leave their coach than to choose a coach who does not necessarily add value” and that the club “was left without contact with their coach for more than two weeks” before deciding to quit it in the last days.
This is in line with the Qatari club’s desire to change the management and technical staff ahead of a possible roster reshuffle this summer following a contract extension for striker Kylian Mbappe.
In the event of the departure of Pochettino (50), who arrived in Paris in January 2021, Zinedine Zidane and current Nice coach Christophe Galtier are among the names regularly offered to replace him.
