Last Saturday, Paris Saint Germain equaled Lens at home, and established themselves as Ligue 1 champions with authority, and 4 dates before the end of the championship. Anyway, the sensations that remained in the French capital were not the bestand speculation is already beginning on the possible departure of Mauricio Pochettino for next season.

The situation at the French club is critical, and while the priority has to do with ensuring Mbappé’s continuity, PSG leaders will be looking for a replacement for Pochettino at the back.. Some media have even dared to name Zidane or Antonio Conte as candidates to take over the position, but the Santa Fe coach manages to deal with the rumors with high confidence, in his latest interaction with journalists.

The press conference, held before a match between PSG and Racing de Strasbourg, provided some of the most important news of the morning. In the first place, DT was consulted about his continuation and that of Kylian Mbappé in the Parisian cast, and Pochettino’s response was strong.

If one thing is clear, it is that both Pochettino and Mbappé figures are key to PSG’s irregular semester, and when talking about the chances they have to move on, Santa Fe assured: “Now, 100 percent in both cases. This is what I really see and feel. “

The coach -he has a contract with Paris Saint Germain until the middle of next year-, added the following about this response which went viral within minutes, and which Pochettino began to direct his continuation: “In this football we don’t know what can happen. To the question I answer how I feel.

One million dollar compensation

Just a few days ago, the main sports media in France were shocked to make sure the decision had been made, and that Pochettino would not continue to lead PSG for the second half of the year. The names of Zinedine Zidane and Antonio Conte began to gain strength, until they have revealed an important piece of information that can be decisive in determining the continuity of DT.

If one thing is clear, it is that Pochettino feels strong enough to continue with the Parisian cast, so if his departure is confirmed, it is not by mutual agreement. The news went through DT’s contract, due to terminate his contract, the Paris Saint Germain leadership must pay him 15 million euros.

At the time of signing his contract, in February 2021, it was already ratified, in case of dismissal, Pochettino will be paid 15 million euros for each season in which he does not manage the first team. It considers that the document linked him to the club for 2 seasons, and now only one has passed.

In this way, Pochettino’s continuation with PSG can be attributed to this clause in his contract. Although the cost of 15 million euros does not represent a major problem for PSG, the French team is under FIFA scrutiny in matters of financial fair gameand Nasser Al-Khelaïfi will have to take care of the club’s economy if he does not want to receive penalties.

PSG, waiting for Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé’s name is usually present at every Mauricio Pochettino conference, but this time, and with the opening of the transfer market approaching, the role of the French is even greater. Two months after the end of his contract, DT was persuaded to predict that the striker would continue with the team.

It is known that the fate of Mbappé is unknown, but on the other hand, in Europe they make sure that there are only two possible scenarios, and if Mbappé chooses not to continue in France, he will continue his career at Real Madrid. In any case, both the attacker and Pochettino are set to close out Ligue 1 in the best possible way, and Mbappé wants to be the tournament’s top scorer.

In the absence of 4 dates, Mbappé is ranked as the top scorer in Ligue 1, while their closest chasers were Martin Terrier and Wissam Ben Yedder, with 21 and 20 goals, respectively. In this sense, Pochettino declared: “After collective success, there are individual successes. The entire team will support Kylian so he can finish as scorer“.