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Mauricio Pochettino: Paris St-Germain coach to leave after talks with club
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Mauricio Pochettino: Paris St-Germain coach to leave after talks with club

As a player Pochettino played 95 times for PSG before taking charge of them in January last year Coach Mauricio Pochettino is to leave Paris St-Germain following talks with the club at the end of last week. PSG is still to make a formal announcement but it is understood the former Tottenham manager, 50, will not serve the final year of his contract. Zinedine Zidane, Jose Mourinho and Nice coach Christophe Galtier are among those linked with replacing Pochettino. PSG regained the French title last term but the Argentine failed to lead them beyond the Champions League's last 16. Although they were beaten by eventual winners Real Madrid, PSG held a 2-0 aggregate advantage with less than half an hour remaining in their second leg. Pochettino claimed the first trophies of his...
Neymar: Paris St-Germain forward and Barcelona settle legal dispute
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Neymar: Paris St-Germain forward and Barcelona settle legal dispute

Barcelona have reached an out-of-court agreement with their former player Neymar to end a legal dispute in "amicable fashion". Brazil forward Neymar, 29, claimed Barca refused to pay him £37.2m in owed loyalty bonuses after his £200m move to Paris St-Germain in 2017. Barca then started legal proceedings to get him to pay back the £8m he received when he signed a new deal in 2016. Last June, a Spanish court ordered Neymar to pay Barca £6.1m. But reports said he had appealed against the decision and launched a new case, which is now void. The La Liga side said in a statement: "FC Barcelona announce that it has ended out of court in amicable fashion the various labour and civil litigation cases that were open with the Brazilian player Neymar. "As such, a ...
Georginio Wijnaldum: Midfielder joins Paris St-Germain after leaving Liverpool
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Georginio Wijnaldum: Midfielder joins Paris St-Germain after leaving Liverpool

Georginio Wijnaldum has signed a three-year deal with Paris St-Germain after leaving Liverpool on a free transfer. The Netherlands midfielder, 30, opted against signing a new contract at Anfield and moves to the French capital after being linked with Barcelona. "I'm joining one of the best squads in Europe and I want to bring all my desire and commitment to this ambitious project," Wijnaldum said. Wijnaldum joined Liverpool from Newcastle United for £25m in 2016. PSG are understood to have made a better offer than Barca with Mauricio Pochettino's presence also thought to have been a factor in Wijnaldum's decision. The former Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven midfielder made 237 appearances for the Reds, helping Jurgen Klopp's side win the Champions League in 2019 an...