PSB’s Mbappe thanks Tuchel following reports of the sinking of a German coach

REUTERS: Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe praised Thomas Tuchel after several media reports said the German coach was on his pocket with French club Ligue 1.

French sports daily L’Equipe and German newspaper Bild reported that the 47-year-old, who helped PSG to the Champions League final in August which they lost to Bayern Munich, was sent off after winning 4 -0 Wednesday on Racing Strasbourg.

“Football law is difficult. No one will forget your time here. You wrote an amazing part of the history of the club and I say to you: ‘thank you, coach’,” Mbappe said in an Instagram post on Thursday accompanied by a photo of him by Tuchel.

PSG are third in Ligue 1 with 35 points from 17 games, one point behind league leaders Olympique Lyonnais and Lille, and are through to the last 16 of the Champions League, where they will face the Spanish side Barcelona.

The club have not confirmed Tuchel’s departure. L’Equipe has announced that former Argentine Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur is set to be signed by Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, former manager of the English Premier League side.

Tuchel was named PSG head coach in 2018 and has won two Ligue 1 titles alongside a domestic quadrangle in his second season at the club.

Pochettino, who played for PSG as a defender in the early 2000s, has been out of work since being sacked by Spurs in November 2019. He led the London side to the Champions League final in the the 2018-19 season.

“Pochettino is lined up with @PSG_English. Awesome coach who just has the lack of prizes to win … Well that’s about to change,” tweeted Gary Lineker, a former England and Spurs striker.

Former Argentina international Juan Pablo Sorin said: “Pochettino to @PSG_inside? We hope so.”

(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)