Luis Enrique Officially Becomes PSG’s New Coach

– Less than 24 hours after sacking Christophe Galutier, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) appointed Luis Enrique as the new coach.

The former Barcelona and Spain coach is on a two-year contract with the French champions.

The 53-year-old, who has been a free agent since being sacked as Spain coach last December, was unveiled by PSG in a press conference alongside the Qatar-backed club president, Nasser al-Khelaifi, at their new training complex in Poissy, northwest French capital.

“I am delighted to be joining Paris to enjoy a new experience,” Luis Enrique said in a club statement.

“It’s great to meet new people, to live in this city, to learn a new language and, above all, to manage PSG.”

The new coach, whose full name is Luis Enrique Martinez Garcia, is PSG’s eighth coach since being taken over by the transformative Qatari owners in 2011. Like the previous coaches, Enrique will be tasked with guiding the team to Champions League success which has so far not been met. achieved.

PSG have never won Europe’s most prestigious club competition, the closest being when they lost in the final to Bayern Munich in 2020.

They have been knocked out in the last 16 in five of the last seven seasons, losing to Bayern at that stage in the season that just ended. The defeat proved to be very costly for Galtier.

Luis Enrique comes with experience in the Champions League, having won it as Barcelona coach in 2015.

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