Luis Enrique
will be presented as Paris Saint-Germain’s new head coach with the departure of
Christophe Galtier to be announced imminently, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
ESPN had
initially reported on June 6 that PSG sporting director Luis Campos had
informed Galtier he would be fired, and the two parties have spent recent weeks
in talks over the termination of the manager’s contract.
Galtier has been
summoned to criminal court on Dec. 15 as part of an investigation into racism
allegations at his former club Nice.
PSG is expected to present Luis Enrique as the club’s new coach in a news conference on Wednesday, sources told ESPN.
Sources told
ESPN that PSG reached a full contract agreement with Luis Enrique earlier this
week and he started working on the squad, recruitments and preparation.
However, the French club was waiting until a contractual termination agreement
was reached with Galtier first before making the announcement public.
The former Spain
and Barcelona coach had expressed interest earlier this year in managing in the
Premier League. He has been out of a job since leaving Spain after their
elimination from the 2022 World Cup.
Luis Enrique won
the Champions League, LaLiga title and the Copa del Rey in his first season in
charge at Barcelona. He went on to win LaLiga once more and the Copa del Rey on
two more occasions.
Galtier and his
son, John Valovic-Galtier, were placed in custody for questioning on Friday
over allegations of racist and anti-Muslim comments while he was in charge of
Nice from 2021 to 2022.
After his son
was released without charge, Galtier was referred to the public prosecutor’s
office and will stand trial on charges of psychological harassment and
discrimination.
PSG were knocked
out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich in the round of 16 — their second
straight exit from that stage of the competition.
Former Bayern
boss Julian Nagelsmann had opened talks with PSG to replace Galtier, ESPN
reported on June 4, but those negotiations broke down soon after.
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