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PSG sack Tuchel, Pochettino set to replace him

Paris Saint-Germain sacked manager Thomas Tuchel today just months after leading his squad to the Champions League finale

Paris Saint-Germain sacked manager Thomas Tuchel today just months after leading his squad to the Champions League final.

Paris Saint-Germain was scuffling a bit in Ligue 1 during this campaign (for its standards anyway), but Tuchel’s performance in driving his team to a somewhat improbable UCL run last season apparently did not buy him much goodwill.

Tuchel, who was linked to Bayern Munich at one point in the past, received the Christmas gift that absolutely no one wants:

Still a popular and lauded manager, speculation already has begun on where Tuchel might land. To no one’s surprise, both Arsenal and Manchester United were listed as possibilities.

Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is the main contender to take over at Paris St-Germain after Thomas Tuchel was sacked.

It is understood PSG’s players have been told that the Argentine, 48, will be joining the club.

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