After an agreement was reached by the Argentine and the club on his exit, Mauricio Pochettino has reportedly been sacked as manager of Paris Saint-Germain.
Pochettino who led the club to the Ligue 1 title in his first full season, has been in charge for 18 months and he ended with 15 points clear of second-placed Marseille.
The club’s Champions League exit to Real Madrid in the last-16 played a major role in the mutual decision for Pochettino to leave Paris.
ESPN reported on Wednesday that he had been sacked, although an official announcement is yet to be made.
Nice head coach, Christophe Galtier is said to be the front-runner to replace Pochettino after Luis Campos replaced Leonardo as sporting director.
According to ESPN, talks with Galtier have progressed well and he is keen to take up the daunting role at the French champions.
Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane had been believed to be the preferred choice of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar who owns PSG after a successful meeting.