Paris Saint-Germain confirms the departure of the coach and opens the way to announce the former Barcelona

a Paris Saint-Germain Wednesday (5) announced the departure of coach Christophe Galtier after only one year of coaching the team.

The Frenchman, who spent another season with the club and is facing personal problems, You will give way to Luis EnriqueThe Spaniard who coached Neymar Barcelona It will likely become official in the next few hours.

The departure of Galtier, who PSG insisted avoid the term resignation when announcing it on their official website, follows weeks of speculation. Just like the coach, assistants Thierry Oleksiak and Joao Sacramento will leave.

Paris Saint-Germain said in an official statement: “The club would like to emphasize its professionalism and commitment, which allowed the club to win its historic eleventh French title, as well as the Champions Cup.”

The process of changing leadership has been going on in Paris for a month now. As he discovered it ESPNOn 6 June, director of football Luis Campos told Galtier he would no longer be the coach. Since then, the two parties have been discussing the best way to end the bond.

In one year at PSG, Christophe Galtier achieved 34 wins, six draws and ten defeats in 50 matches, winning two titles. It was also the last season for Lionel Messi, who traded the possibility of renewing his contract for the chance to play at Inter Miami.

With Luis Enrique, the Parisian club has to go through a major reconfiguration, with the departure of more players and the formalization of new reinforcements, among them former midfielder Ugarte.SportingDefender Skriniar who was in intermilanand former attacking midfielder Marco Asensioreal madrid.