2023-06-18 20:23:33
Former Spain coach Luis Enrique (53) has a very good chance of succeeding Christophe Galtier on the Paris Saint-Germain bench. It’s not done yet, but the track has grown in recent hours, even more since we learned that the interest in Julian Nagelsmann would not go further.
The Parisian board seriously considered the former Bayern Munich technician, but ultimately decided not to follow up on this lead. At the same time, he never lost sight of the idea of bringing in Luis Enrique, whom he has been asking for for a long time. On May 25, we revealed PSG’s interest in the Spanish technician, winner of the Champions League in 2015 with Barcelona.
Talks focus on a two-year contract
According to our information, negotiations with the latter have made significant progress. From sources close to the Parisian decision-makers, they would be at a very advanced stage now, to the point that all this could be finalized in the days to come. Discussions are currently focused on a two-year contract. There is also talk of the constitution of the next technical staff. If it is already guaranteed that Thierry Oleksiak will leave the club in the wake of Christophe Galtier, nothing is less certain for the rest of the team, in particular João Sacramento, who does not yet know if he will remain the one of the next coach’s assistants.
For a few days, the speech has changed in the close entourage of Luis Enrique. While at the beginning of the rumors, we denied everything, this time we say rather that he would be delighted to train a big club like PSG. Discussions will continue in an attempt to reach full common ground this week. As for the track leading to Sergio Conceiçao, whom we mentioned on Saturday, it has not been further explored by Paris, which is putting all its energy into making it happen with Luis Enrique.
The latter has the support of Qatar, as does sporting director Luis Campos. His profile was quickly unanimous among the leaders. Some PSG players see the arrival of this renowned coach in a good light, especially since the fact that he is Spanish can help in a locker room with several Spanish-speaking elements.
The coach of the comeback
Arriving in Paris, Luis Enrique could bounce back seven months after being fired from his position as Spain coach. With La Roja, the technician had reached the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar where his team had been eliminated on penalties by Morocco. The poor performance had cost his position to the one who had been appointed in 2018 and had brought his selection to the semi-finals of Euro 2021.
Luis Enrique also won the league, Spanish Cup and Champions League treble with FC Barcelona in 2015 in his first season on the Catalan bench. The coach relied on an attacking trio consisting of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.
Two years later, he was still on the sidelines of Barça during the comeback. After a 4-0 defeat in Paris, his team snatched qualification for the quarter-finals of the Champions League by dominating PSG (6-1) at Camp Nou. A nightmarish memory for supporters of the capital club.
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