PSG terminate Pochettino’s contract

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (PSG) have parted company with Mauricio Pochettino by mutual consent, according to reports.

The former Tottenham manager departs the Parc des Princes after 18 months at the helm.

Pochettino, 50, delivered Ligue 1 title glory last season, but failed to win the first Champions League crown that PSG’s Qatari owners so covet.

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According to The Athletic, both parties agreed it would be better to move on during an end of season meeting last week.

Zinedine Zidane, Jose Mourinho and Christophe Galtier are among the favourites to replace Pochettino.

PSG have also axed former sporting director Leonardo.

The Brazilian has been replaced by new football advisor Luis Campos in Paris.

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Campos, 57, previously worked at Monaco – where he struck a good working relationship with PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe.

More recently the Portuguese worked at Lille, helping them win the Ligue 1 title under Galtier.

Campos has also worked with another contender for the PSG job Mourinho, having been employed as a scout by Real Madrid in 2012.