Christophe Galtier’s future at Paris Saint-Germain continues to be the subject of discussion in French media. The chance seems small that the 56-year-old trainer will be allowed to stay on after this season despite a contract that runs until 2024, even an early departure cannot be ruled out.
Paris Saint-Germain considers dismissal of Christophe Galtier after worst start to year since 2001
Paris Saint-Germain suffered its eighth defeat of 2023 in all competitions against Olympique Lyon (0-1) on Sunday evening, the highest number of defeats for the Parisians after eighteen games in a calendar year since 2001. After the second league defeat in a row, Christophe Galtier was asked whether he was going to leave. But that’s not an option for him. “No, I will keep fighting until the end,” the Frenchman replied firmly.
Of course, the former trainer of Saint-Etienne, Lille and OGC Nice realizes that the results this calendar year are unworthy of Paris Saint-Germain. “This was the eighth defeat in 2023, that’s too many. Game after game, we burn our jokers,” said Christophe Galtier. “We will have to behave differently. Maybe there was fatigue after the international break, but we will have to come up with a reaction.”
That will have to happen on Saturday in the game against Nice, Christophe Galtier’s previous club. Meanwhile, the pressure on his position is mounting. On Monday evening, Le Parisien writes that Paris Saint-Germain will make a decision. In the coming days: will Christophe Galtier be fired or can he stay? “It is a matter of weeks … or days,” said the Parisian newspaper. According to RMC Sport, the next two duels with Nice and RC Lens will determine his future.
The chance that Christophe Galtier will still be Paris Saint-Germain trainer after this season seems to be getting smaller. The early elimination in the Champions League against Bayern Munich more or less sealed his fate, as happened to several other top trainers in the past when they failed to perform in the billion-dollar ball. And also for Christophe Galtier, a possible national title is probably not enough, since Paris Saint-Germain would already be looking for a successor.
