PSG formalized the departure of Mauricio Pochettino from the technical direction

Mauricio Pochettino’s cycle at Paris Saint-Germain ended. After a week full of rumors, the Parisian club made official, through a statement on its website, the departure of the Argentine coach from the technical management of the main team.

The French institution recalled that the strategist arrived in January of last year after passing through Tottenham Hotspur. Under his mandate, PSG won the French Super Cup, French Cup and Ligue 1.

“The club appreciates the work of Mauricio Pochettino and his coaching staff and wishes him the best for the future”reads in the statement from the sports entity.

It is worth mentioning that in the Argentine DT he also defended PSG during his time as a player (2001-2003) and won a UEFA Intertoto Cup. However, by putting on the coach’s sweatshirt, he earned the rejection of a sector of the Parisian team’s fans because he was eliminated in the semifinals and eighths of the UEFA Champions League, in 2021 and 2022, respectively.

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On the other hand, according to the medium Clarion, Christopher Galtier would assume the technical direction of PSG and will be presented in the next few hours at a press conference. He previously coached As Saint-Étienne, Lille OSC and Nice. With the ‘Greens’ (2012-13), he won a French League Cup, while he conquered Ligue 1 at the helm of the ‘Mastines’ (2020-21).