PSG Appoints Ex-Spain and Barcelona Boss, Luis Enrique as New Manager
Following the sack of Christophe Galtier by Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, after just one season, former Barcelona and Spain boss, Luis Enrique, has been appointed as the club’s new manager.
It comes after the club earlier confirmed the sacking of Christophe Galtier after just one season.
Enrique has been out of work since leaving Spain at the end of the World Cup, and it is his first job in club management since his departure from Barcelona in May 2017.
Speaking to the club’s official website, he said: ‘I’m delighted to be joining Paris in order to enjoy a new experience.
PSG unveil ex-Spain and Barcelona boss Luis Enrique as their new manager after sacking Christophe�Galtier
‘It’s so exciting to meet new people, to live in this city, to learn a new language, and, above all, to manage PSG.’
Enrique had also previously been on the shortlists of both Chelsea and Tottenham since he left Spain following their last-16 defeat to Morocco in Qatar.
His spell at Barcelona was a massive success winning the LaLiga title, a Champions League trophy, and the Copa del Rey on three occasions.
Galtier lasted just a season in charge after being hired in July 2022. His sacking comes despite guiding PSG to Ligue 1 and the Trophee des Champions double.
Apple’s Bite reports that Galtier was like;y judged on his Champions League performance, with chiefs at the French club famously determined to lift club football’s premier trophy.
The French giants were halted in the last-16 after a 3-0 aggregate win for Bayern Munich, dumping PSG out of the competition early on.
There were also numerous off-field issues during Galtier’s tenure, namely Lionel Messi’s unsanctioned trip to Saudi Arabia during the Ligue 1 run-in.
The Argentine was reportedly also embroiled in a bitter training ground dispute with his boss, leaving a March training session early after refusing to participate in an exercise, adding to the increasingly tense relationship.
The Ligue 1 title papered over cracks at the club, with PSG beginning 2023 in very poor fashion as they were dumped out of both the French Cup and the Champions league by the middle of February, winning only four times in 11 games.
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