With Kylian Mbappe’s extension, PSG have already managed an unexpected coup. Is Pep Guardiola the next big goal?
French champions Paris Saint-Germain have star coach Pep Guardiola on their minds. That writes L’Equipe. Accordingly, the Manchester City team manager is the dream of the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. This finances PSG through the investment company QSI (Qatar Sports Investments).
Guardiola’s contract with Manchester City expires in 2023. Although there were rumors a few weeks ago that the Spaniard would be extended by the newly crowned Premier League champions, nothing has come of it so far.
PSG: Pep Guardiola joined Manchester City from Bayern Munich
Guardiola has been training City since 2016. The 51-year-old came from Bayern Munich – where he had let his contract expire. Since then he has won ten national titles in Manchester.
Hopes for Guardiola also have a direct impact on PSG’s choice of coach for the upcoming season. After it looked like Mauricio Pochettino would be fired for a long time, he could now stay. According to L’Equipe, this would have the advantage that the Parisians could save 15 million euros in severance pay and, on the other hand, Pochettino’s working paper also ends in 2023.
