Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will reportedly need to spend round €20 million to chop ties with Mauricio Pochettino and his employees. The previous Tottenham Hotspur boss’ contract runs out in the summertime of 2023.
Regardless of having the most effective squads on this planet, PSG haven’t achieved their targets. They began the season brightly however have run out of steam in the previous couple of months.
They have been eradicated from the French Cup by Good earlier than getting eradicated from the UEFA Champions Spherical of 16 by Actual Madrid regardless of main 2-0 on combination with 29 minutes to go.
Ten days later, on March 20, they fell to a different embarrassing defeat, this time in Ligue 1. Arch-rivals Monaco got here out all weapons blazing to stroll away with a commanding 3-0 victory over the league leaders, piling on the strain on Pochettino.
Regardless of the slip-up, PSG discover themselves atop the desk, 12 factors away from second-placed Marseille. With solely 9 video games to play, the French outfit are on track to win their eighth league title in ten years. Nevertheless, which may not be sufficient to for Pochettino to save lots of his job.
Whereas the Parisians contempate change their underperforming supervisor, a report has make clear how a lot the membership must pay to sever ties with Pochettino. As per L’Equipe (by way of Culture PSG), the Parisians must shell out round €20 million to dismiss Pochettino and his employees. The Argentine alone would require round €15 million, whereas the remaining €5 million will in direction of compensating his employees.
His two assistants, Jesus Perez and Miguel D’Agostino, draw €80,000 and €50,000 per thirty days, respectively. Goalkeeping coach Tomi Jimenez additionally earns a whopping €50,000 each month.
Pochettino’s son and staff’s bodily coach Sebastiano Pochettino receives simply over €20,000 per thirty days. Pochettino himself earns €1.1million per thirty days, making him the highest-paid coach within the French prime flight.
PSG paid €22 million to Laurent Blanc in severance deal
Succeeding Carlo Ancelotti, Laurent Blanc was introduced in to make sure continental success for the Parisians.
In three seasons, Blanc led the membership to a few Ligue 1 titles, two French Cups, three French League Cups and three French Tremendous Cups. Sadly, he faltered within the UEFA Champions League, which led to his dismissal in 2016.
PSG paid Blanc a whopping €22 million in severance, making him the third-best compensated supervisor in historical past. Solely Antonio Conte (€31.47 million) and Jose Mourinho (€23.52 million) have earned extra in severance offers (by way of Sun).