PSG: Julian Nagelsmann and Thierry Henry, winning ticket in Paris?

Jose Mourinho, Luis Enrique, Thiago Motta… Rumors are rife regarding the succession of Christophe Galtier. And this even if the latter, under contract until 2024, still assured on Saturday that he had not been informed of the end of his mission by the management of the club. "I have not been told anything, neither confirmed nor denied", promised the 56-year-old technician, after the defeat against Clermont (2-3), confirming the words of Luis Enrique a few hours earlier. "We have not made a decision about the coach," swore the Paris-SG football adviser. Communication, neither more nor less, since the decision has been made, as indicated by L'Équipe on Friday. And the question of his succession has been agitating Parisian decision-makers for some time now. Reflection which obviously led them to Germany.

According to Foot Mercato, Julian Nagelsmann represents "a more than credible and serious option" in the eyes of the leaders of the club with 11 French championship titles. So much so that discussions have already taken place between the parties concerned, knowing that the 35-year-old German coach has been free since his ousting from Bayern Munich last March. He was replaced there by a well-known coach in Paris, Thomas Tuchel... That's not all: in Doha, we would have taken it into our heads to entrust the role of first assistant to Thierry Henry!

Just another rumor? In any case, L'Équipe was quick to confirm Qatari ambitions: formerly in post at Hoffenheim (2016-19) and Leipzig (2019-21), the native of Landsberg am Lech acts as a "priority" for the PSG. “This arrival would be accompanied by another spectacular one: that of Thierry Henry. The 1998 world champion would be named the German's first assistant”, add our colleagues. According to FM, the interest between all the parties concerned would be mutual and Nagelsmann would have already exchanged with Henry, number 1 coach in Monaco (2018-19) and Montreal (2019-21), but also a long time member of the staff of the Belgian national team (2016-18, then 2021-22). A priori, the Amazon Prime Video consultant would be OK for this challenge.

Note that the Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano specifies that there is no final decision about Nagelsmann, who is also not unknown in Paris. He has often faced the capital club in recent years. A duel that had turned to the advantage of the Red and Blue in the semi-final of C1, in 2020, at the Final 8 in Lisbon (3-0). Last February and March, it was "his" Bayern who ejected PSG in the knockout stages of the "Champions" (1-0, 2-0).