Paris Saint-Germain have fired their coach Thomas Tuchel with former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino lined up as his replacement, according to various media reports on Thursday.
The French champions declined to make any comment when contacted by AFP to confirm the reports carried by L’Equipe newspaper and RMC and German tabloid Bild.
The 47-year-old German arrived at the Parc des Princes on a two-year contract in 2018, and guided PSG to their first ever Champions League final last season.
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But now, if the reports are confirmed, less than three months on from that final against Bayern Munich in Lisbon, Tuchel has become the first PSG coach to leave mid-season since Antoine Kombouare was replaced by Carlo Ancelotti in December 2011.
Pochettino left Tottenham in November 2019, six months after leading them into their first Champions League final.
This season Tuchel has led PSG to a last 16 date with Barcelona in the Champions League, while on the domestic front the Qatari-backed side are one point off the top of the table in Ligue 1.
This development has left so many football lovers speechless as they keep wondering why he was sacked on Christmas Eve despite performing well both in the French league, the champions league and other domestic competition.
CBS sports confirmed this on their official twitter account.
🚨 Emergency pod 🚨
Thomas Tuchel has been fired by PSG as Mauricio Pochettino prepares to take over. @lmechegaray is joined by @Jon_LeGossip to discuss all the details and what this means for the French club in 2021.
— House of Champions (@ChampsHouseCBS) December 24, 2020
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