What if the long-awaited revolution at Paris Saint-Germain involved the return of a French coach to head the first team, six years after Laurent Blanc? While the name of Zinedine Zidane has long been mentioned, it is that of Christophe Galtier who holds the rope. France Blue Paris is able to confirm that the OGC Nice technician is Luis Campos’ priority.
The sports adviser has submitted the name of the 55-year-old coach to President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. The latter is in full reflection. Another coach, whose name has not been filtered, is also on this shortlist. As a reminder, Christophe Galtier still has two years of contract with the Riviera club. He had been recruited by the OGCN at Losc for a transfer fee of 4 million euros.
Luis Campos and Christophe Galtier know each other well, they worked together in Lille. In the North, a relationship of trust was forged between the two men before the Portuguese left the club, to the great regret of “Galette”.
Pochettino, back in France, acts as if nothing had happened
But Paris Saint-Germain, which has therefore settled the case of sports management with the departure of Leonardo and the arrival of Luis Campos, must first manage the Mauricio Pochettino case. Under contract until June 2023, the Argentinian has come out of his silence in the Argentinian media and, clearly, he does not see himself leaving the club in the capital, as he reminded Via Sports.
I still have a year of contract. There are a lot of rumours. Every week I get fired. PSG stir up this stuff […] To get to PSG, you have to be a good coach, and after a year and a half there, I feel like one of the best. The club is trying to reinvent itself. The president will soon explain his new project, but I’m calm
Mauricio Pochettino, whose salary is estimated at 1.1 million euros gross, is however in the hot seat and there is very little chance of finding him next season, on the sidelines of Paris Saint-Germain.