Paris Saint-Germain confirms the end of coach Thomas Tuchel

Updated December 29, 2020, 10:37 a.m.

• The French soccer champions Paris Saint-Germain have officially confirmed the separation from coach Thomas Tuchel.
• The contract with the 47-year-old was terminated.
• The Argentine Mauricio Pochettino is being discussed as his successor.

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The French soccer champion Paris Saint Germain has the separation of Trainer Thomas Tuchel officially confirmed. “Thomas has put a lot of energy and passion into his work and we will of course remember the good moments we shared,” said Club boss Nasser Al-Khelaifi in a notice released Tuesday.

The contract with the 47-year-old has been terminated, said PSG. On Christmas Eve, several German and French media reported from Tuchel’s departure in Paris.

Will the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino Tuchel’s successor?

When successor is the Argentinier Mauricio Pochettino in conversation, there was initially no official confirmation. The 48-year-old was once a professional for the Paris Club and most recently coached Tottenham Hotspur.

Tuchel had the Parisian star ensemble on Neymar Taken over in summer 2018, his contract ran until summer 2021. The biggest international success was his move into the Champions League final Last season, PSG lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich in Lisbon.

In France, the former coach of FSV Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund was twice champion and last season also a cup winner. PSG are currently third in the league, one point behind Olympique Lyon and OSC Lille.

In the Champions League, the finalist of the previous season made it into the round of 16 as group winners before RB Leipzig, where they will meet FC Barcelona. The French world champion Kylian Mbappé had already thanked Tuchel in an Instagram story on Christmas Eve and thus before the PSG announcement.

Kylian Mbappé zu Tuchel: “Nsomebody will forget your tenure here “

“Unfortunately, that’s the law of football. But nobody will forget your term of office here,” wrote the 22-year-old striker. “You wrote a beautiful chapter in the club’s history and I would like to thank you, Coach.” (dpa / ari)