Not Zidane.. Saint-Germain sets its sights on a “specific coach”
The president of Paris Saint-Germain, the French champion, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, said on
Tuesday that he is negotiating with Nice to appoint his coach, Christophe Galtier, to replace
Argentine Mauricio Pochettino.
And the French sports newspaper L’Equipe reported, on Monday, that Galtier was ready to take over
the training of Paris Saint-Germain, but the announcement of his appointment must wait for the departure
of Argentine Pochettino.
“We have a short list of coaches,” Qatari Al-Khelaifi told Le Parisien newspaper in a detailed interview.
“We are in talks with Nice. It’s not a secret.”
Pochettino, the current coach of the team, who was appointed 18 months ago, came under pressure after
he failed to help Paris Saint-Germain to continue its campaign in the Champions League last season, after
being eliminated in the last 16.
Galtier coached Nice before the start of last season after leading his former club Lille to win their first league
title since 2011 the previous season.
Al-Khelaifi also appeared to put an end to the persistent speculation about France legend Zinedine Zidane,
rejecting reports that the club negotiated with the 1998 World Cup winner about taking over as coach of
the team next season.
Al-Khelaifi said: “Many clubs are interested in contracting him, including the national teams, but we have
never negotiated with him.”
Saint-Germain sets its sights on a “specific coach”
