The top European club has now officially announced that it has separated from the German coach. And the club president also spoke personally about his former employee.
The French soccer champions Paris Saint-Germain have split from Trainer Thomas Tuchel officially confirmed. The club announced this on Tuesday, after several media had already reported unanimously on the 47-year-old in Paris on Christmas Eve.
“I would like to thank Thomas Tuchel and his staff for everything they have given the club,” said Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, President of Paris Saint-Germain. “Thomas has put a lot of energy and passion into his work and of course we will remember the good times we spent together. I wish him all the best for his future.”
Pochettino is traded as the successor
On Christmas Eve, several German and French media had reported from Tuchel’s out in Paris. The Argentine Mauricio Pochettino is being discussed as his successor, but there was initially no official confirmation. The 48-year-old was once a professional for the Paris club and most recently coached Tottenham Hotspur.
Tuchel had taken over the Parisian star ensemble around Neymar in summer 2018, his contract ran until summer 2021. The greatest international success was the entry into the final of the Champions League last season, PSG lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich in Lisbon . In France, the former coach of FSV Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund was twice champion and last season also a cup winner.
For Paris, things are currently going better internationally than nationally
PSG are currently third in the league, one point behind Olympique Lyon and OSC Lille. In the Champions League, the finalist from the previous season made it into the round of 16 as group winners before RB Leipzig, where they will meet FC Barcelona.
The French world champion Kylian Mbappé had already thanked Tuchel on Christmas Eve and thus before the PSG announcement in an Instagram story. “Unfortunately, that’s the law of football. But nobody will forget your term of office here,” wrote the 22-year-old striker. “You wrote a beautiful chapter in the club’s history and I would like to thank you, Coach.”
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