According to ESPN, Luis Enrique will be introduced as Paris Saint-Germain’s next head coach soon after the departure of Christophe Galtier is confirmed.
ESPN reported on June 6 that PSG sporting director Luis Campos had notified Galtier that he will be sacked, and the two sides have been in contract negotiations in recent weeks.
Galtier was called to criminal court on December 15 as part of a French inquiry into charges of racism at his previous club Nice.
According to ESPN, PSG will introduce Luis Enrique as the club’s next coach at a news conference on Wednesday.
According to ESPN, PSG and Luis Enrique finalised a formal contract deal earlier this week, and he has begun working on the team, recruitments, and preparations. However, the French club waited until a contract termination deal with Galtier was achieved before making the statement public.
Earlier this year, the former Spain and Barcelona coach indicated an interest in managing in the Premier League. He has been unemployed since leaving Spain following their elimination from the 2022 World Cup.
In his first season as Barcelona manager, Luis Enrique won the Champions League, La Liga, and the Copa del Rey. He went on to win La Liga and the Copa del Rey three more times.
Galtier and his son, John Valovic-Galtier, were detained for interrogation on Friday on suspicion of making racist and anti-Muslim remarks while in charge of Nice from 2021 to 2022.
Galtier was sent to the public prosecutor’s office after his son was freed without prosecution and will face allegations of psychological harassment and discrimination.
PSG were eliminated from the Champions League in the round of 16 by Bayern Munich, their second consecutive departure from that level of the competition.
According to ESPN, former Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann had begun talks with PSG to replace Galtier, but those conversations quickly fell through.
