Mauricio Pochettino's exit from Paris Saint-Germain has been held up over the terms of his payoff from the Ligue 1 club.
The two parties are close to an agreement with the club offering a payoff package that totals £12.8million (€15m). However, there is still a disagreement over an additional £1.7million (€2m) payout, which the former Tottenham manager believes he is entitled to.
The disagreement centres on bonuses that apply to the upcoming season with performance incentives included in the Argentine's original contract. This, as outlined by L'Equipe, is the payment which has not been included as part of the severance package.
The Argentine led PSG to the Coupe de France during his first half-season last campaign and followed that up by winning the first league title of his managerial career this season, but it was not enough to make up for the team's European failure – as they exited in the Round of 16 against Real Madrid after tossing away a 2-0 aggregate lead.
The Argentine coach was booed by large sections of the PSG crowd when his name was read out ahead of kick-off at a Ligue 1 clash amid reports that he is set to leave the club. It followed the supporter's major protest at a Ligue 1 clash against Rennes in which they blasted the 'overpaid mercenaries' on their books and attacked the board with Pochettino not escaping their ire.
Christophe Galtier – who guided Lille to their stunning Ligue 1 title success in 2021 and impressively coached Nice last year – is set to replace Pochettino at the Parc des Princes. However, with the club's return to training just a week away, no announcement has been finalised.
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Pochettino is set to officially part ways with Les Parisiens this week but the club had wanted to finalise his departure much quicker and are now aware that this delay will start to eat into their pre-season preparations.
Pochettino's PSG exit follows less than three years on from his departure from Tottenham, where he was also entitled to a sizable exit fee when the north London club decided to dismiss him in November 2019. That was with the club 14th in the Premier League – albeit just six points off the top five – and less than six months after he had led Tottenham to their first-ever Champions League final.
