PSG fires coach Galtier after disappointing season, linked with move for Luis Enrique

Paris Saint-Germain fired coach Christophe Galtier after a disappointing season, with former Spain and Barcelona manager Luis Enrique expected to be announced as his successor on Wednesday.

PSG in a statement thanked Galtier, who had one year left to run on his contract, “for his professionalism and commitment.” Galtier’s assistants Thierry Oleksiak and João Sacramento have also been fired and won’t be part of the next coach’s staff.

PSG has announced a press conference later on Wednesday without elaborating.

In its so far ill-fated quest for Champions League glory, PSG will be appointing an eighth coach in 12 years of Qatari ownership, with World Cup top scorer Kylian Mbappé set to play for a fifth coach since joining in 2017.

El París Saint-Germain y Christophe Galtier han decidido rescindir su contrato como entrenador del primer equipo.https://t.co/HyWLbsVwmu

— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_espanol) July 5, 2023

Enrique has been without a contract since Spain’s elimination from the World Cup last year.

The 53-year-old coach took over the national team in 2018 to start revamping the squad after its elimination in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Russia. He temporarily left because of the illness and eventual death of his young daughter, but returned in 2019.

He helped Spain reach the last four of the Nations League twice, and also led it to the semifinals of the European Championship. He was more successful with Barcelona, winning the Champions League, La Liga, and Copa del Rey in his first season in charge.

Galtier led PSG to another French league title as expected, but the club was eliminated early in the Champions League and the French Cup by rival Marseille this past season. PSG’s form slumped after the World Cup,