Paris Saint-Germain announced the dismissal of coach Thomas Tuchel, half a year after the end of his last season of contract with the capital club, according to an advance on the website of the newspaper 'L'Équipe'.
The decision was made after the team finished first in its group in the Champions League, where it will face
Barcelona
in the round of 16
, but after several disagreements with the board.
The dismissal comes after the comfortable victory against
Strasbourg, 4-0
, which keeps the team third in the table, without the feeling of domination of past seasons.
But the straw that seems to have filled the glass of the patience of the Qatari owners has been a statement made by the technician on German television 'Sport 1' in which he assured, among other things, that PSG did not behave like a great club.
Tuchel, 46, came to the Paris bench in 2018 as a replacement for Spaniard
Unai Emery
and after having managed Borussia Dortmund for three years.
Next destination: Old Trafford?
The coach has triumphed in the national field, but the requirement of the Qatari owners of PSG is in Europe, where last year he managed to qualify the team for the first time for the final of the Champions League, where they lost to
Bayern Munich
.
Despite this feat, the relationship with the club has deteriorated throughout the season, especially with the sports director, the Brazilian
Leonardo
.
Tuchel, who many media places next year at
Manchester United
, has multiplied critical statements with the club, which has finished with the patience of the leaders.
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