PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain have sacked coach Thomas Tuchel with the club’s former defender and ex-Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino lined up as his replacement, according to various media reports on Thursday.
The French champions declined to make a statement when contacted by AFP to confirm the shock Christmas Eve axing as claimed by L’Equipe newspaper, news outlet RMC and German tabloid Bild.
“No idea” a club spokesman replied when asked when the news would be confirmed.
PSG forward Kylian Mbappe paid tribute to Tuchel on social media.
“Unfortuntately it’s the law of football but no-one will forget your time here,” the World Cup winner posted on Instagram.
“You wrote a great line of the club’s…
