Thomas Tuchel, the unlikely return?
We are still far from it.
Already because Paris Saint-Germain already has a coach.
A loss against Lille would undoubtedly have brought Christophe Galtier closer to the door, but the talent of Kylian Mbappé and Leo Messi decided otherwise (4-3 victory), allowing the Rouge et Bleu to end a series of three losses (OM , Monaco, Bayern).
Nevertheless, some names have leaked here and there, in the case of a possible succession of the native of Marseille in Paris.
We obviously talked about Zinédine Zidane, but also José Mourinho.
And therefore of Tuchel.
The
London Evening Standard
seems to confirm this last hypothesis, indicating that the German coach would ask for some assurances from the Parisian leaders if necessary.
In this case, he would like to be protected from the influence of certain players by the club.
The 49-year-old technician, free since his forced departure from Chelsea at the start of the season, would also like to be able to concentrate as much as possible on the pitch, leaving the dirty work of the transfer window to others.
Today, these are the prerogatives of Luis Campos.
To see if the two men could live together.
We know that relations between Leonardo and Tuchel were not idyllic… An understatement.
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One thing is certain for the English newspaper: sacked last September by the new management of the Blues, "Herr Tuchel" does not want to stay in the background for too long.
He is aiming for a top club in one of the five major European championships.
Meeting with Pini Zahavi
According to
L'Equipe
(see tweet), the rumors are the result of a recent meeting between Pini Zahavi, who notably represents Thomas Tuchel, and the Parisian board, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and Luis Campos in the lead.
Meeting which was not at all centered around the German coach, but his name would have been blown on this occasion, we are assured.
According to the sports daily, however, there is neither negotiation in progress, nor even the beginning of discussion.
Especially since the Paris-SG has, for the time being, no intention of parting with coach Galtier.
This may not even be the case by the end of the season, for that matter...
Passed by Mainz and Dortmund, Thomas Tuchel coached PSG between the summer of 2018 and the end of 2020 (96 wins, 11 draws, 20 losses in 127 matches), notably lifting the club to the Champions League final in Lisbon.
A few months later, he won the C1 at the head of Chelsea (2021), alongside Thiago Silva for that matter.