Mauricio Pochettino will remain associated with Paris Saint-Germain for longer. The French superpower will come out on Friday with the announcement that the Argentine trainer has signed a contract until mid-2023 in Paris. Pochettino’s old contract, who returned to PSG as a coach halfway through last season, will run until June 30, 2022.
In addition to Pochettino, the other members of the PSG technical staff have also been awarded a contract extension until the summer of 2023. “I am very happy with this, and also happy for my staff”, the PSG coach responded on Friday after signing the signatures. “It is very important for us to feel the support and trust of the club and we will do everything we can to ensure that the supporters can be proud of us. Together we hope to achieve the goals. Twenty years ago, I captain this club and today I walk around here as a trainer. It’s like a dream come true,” said the overjoyed Pochettino.
Le Paris Saint-Germain est heureux d’annoncer que Mauricio Pochettino et son staff sont désormais liés au club de la capitale jusqu’au 30 juin 2023. ???????
— Paris Saint Germain (@PSG_inside) July 23, 2021
Chairman and owner Nasser Al-Khelaïfi shares Pochettino’s enthusiasm. “We are pleased that Mauricio continues his adventure with the PSG family. He was the captain here twenty years ago and shares with us the values, ambitions and vision for the future. With his leadership qualities, we look forward to the future with optimism and confidence. future of PSG.” Pochettino was appointed on January 2 this year to succeed the fired Thomas Tuchel.
Pochettino won the French Cup and the Supercup in his first six months as PSG coach. However, the league title had to be left to Lille OSC last season and Manchester City proved too strong over two matches in the semi-final of the Champions League. In the summer transfer window, Pochettino managed to bring Gianluigi Donnarumma, Achraf Hakimi, Sergio Ramos and Georginio Wijnaldum to PSG.
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