The big maneuvers have not yet started at PSG. A little over a month after the fiasco and the elimination in the Champions League, the capital club prefers to wait until the end of the season before making decisions, in particular concerning the future of Mauricio Pochettino, who would not be against remain at the head of the Parisian team.
The adventure of the Argentine coach in Paris already seemed sealed. Even before the rout on the European scene and the new disillusionment against Real Madrid, the Parisian leaders, disappointed by the results and the quality of the game developed by Marquinhos’ teammates, had already started looking for a new coach. They even made Zinedine Zidane their priority to succeed the former defender on the bench.
For his part, Pochettino did not hide in private his discomfort in the capital, in particular because of the tensions with Leonardo, and wanted to return to England. Manchester United had even thought of him last November after the dismissal of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and had placed him at the top of their list for the next exercise, before reviewing their plans and setting their sights on Erik Ten Hag (Ajax Amsterdam ).
But while he is under contract with PSG until June 2023, Pochettino does not rule out honoring his last year of contract. Marked by the exit from the road in the Champions League, the Argentinian is driven by the desire to take revenge. “The expectations and the desire are always to do the best. I am always driven, with my staff, by the desire to be better, to take revenge on the season which has just ended”, he confided, this Tuesday, on the eve of the trip to Angers , which could allow PSG to win the 10th title of champion of France in its history.
And Mauricio Pochettino remains focused on this objective to save appearances from a lackluster season. It will then be time to address the question of its future. “The season is not over, the objective of the championship is not yet fulfilled, we are focused on that, he assured. When it is filled, it will be time to sit down together to draw the future of the team. That he therefore plans to always lead…