02/01/2021
OFFICIAL: Mauricio Pochettino appointed as PSG's new manager
34 mins ago / Levian
Mauricio Pochettino has been appointed Paris Saint-Germain's new manager, replacing the sacked Thomas Tuchel following a difficult start to the domestic season.

Pochettino is back in management just over a year after his sacking at Tottenham, whom he had led to the Champions League final the season before. He signs a 1.5 year deal
PSG were on the hunt for a new manager after dismissing Tuchel on Christmas Eve, just hours after securing a 4-0 win over Strasbourg in Ligue 1 - and four months on from guiding his side to the Champions League final.

Pochettino met up with PSG chiefs on Christmas Eve and has now finalised a sensational deal to take over at the Parc des Princes, after biding his time to find the right project following his Tottenham sacking.
Pochettino will be raring to get going with the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Neymar at his disposal, as he looks to make a seamless return to football management following five years with Spurs.
The Argentine manager played for the Ligue 1 giants between 2001 and 2003 before moving to fellow French side Bordeaux.
Pochettino previously admitted back in 2016 that it would be his 'dream' to take over in the French capital.
He previously told RMC Sport: 'One day I would like to train PSG. It's part of my dreams. It's a club that I follow a lot. I try to see all the matches. Especially in the Champions League.

'I spoke with Jean-Louis Gasset (assistant to then manager Laurent Blanc) several times. Come back to Paris one day, why not?'
The 48-year-old has been out of work for 14 months since being replaced by Jose Mourinho at White Hart Lane, and was previously considered as future options for Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona.
But he has now taken the reins at PSG, and there will be great expectancy on his shoulders to deliver the goods from the off.
During his five years with Tottenham, Pochettino turned Tottenh