Nagelsmann deal with Paris Saint-Germain probably before completion

Paris Saint-Germain has parted ways with coach Christophe Galtier, according to French media reports. On Tuesday, the 56-year-old is said to have been informed that after just one year it was over for him. On Wednesday, according to “The Team“ A meeting with ex-Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann took place on the Seine. His personality should also cause reservations in the club environment.

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Galtier may have won their eleventh French championship with PSG – narrowly by just one point over RC Lens – but the star ensemble from the capital failed once again in the Champions League. That was the end of the round against FC Bayern, who were still coached by Nagelsmann at the time. Ironically, the 35-year-old German could now take over at PSG. An agreement is imminent, according to the French media.

Nagelsmann is the preferred candidate for the position on the sidelines, writes the “The Team“. Accordingly, the negotiations in this case would be conducted personally by PSG boss Nasser al-Khelaïfi, while strategic advisor Luís Campos sounded out other coach profiles in the background. Former Spanish national coach Luis Enrique, Bologna’s Thiago Motta and Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso have recently been traded as possible candidates.

According to the newspaper, there will be a meeting between Nagelsmann and PSG on Wednesday, after which things could go very quickly. Since the 35-year-old is still under contract at Säbener Straße, a transfer to Bayern would probably be due. This is around nine to ten million euros, reported the “tz“.

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While Paris-born and former Nagelsmann’s protégé Kingsley Coman praised him amid the rumors of a PSG move on French radio station RMC Sport (“He’s a great coach. I know he’ll do good things no matter what club he goes to goes”), there seem to be reservations about German in the club environment.

The latter can be traced back, among other things, to Nagelsmann’s statements in the context of the last Champions League duel, the coach being accused of a certain “arrogance”, it is said.

“In my opinion, Julian Nagelsmann is too young for such a task. Paris would need a coach who has gained a lot more experience in recent years,” French coaching legend Guy Roux was recently quoted as saying about the personnel at “Sport1”.

“Every time I saw Nagelsmann in front of the television, he lost his nerve. That can’t go well with Paris for long. Accordingly, I see him as Galtier’s successor with skepticism,” said the 84-year-old. Roux, on the other hand, could imagine a double lead together with the ex-national player Thierry Henry, who was also traded.

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