Mauricio Pochettino has refuted claims that Kylian Mbappe had any influence over the decision to replace him as Paris Saint-Germain boss this summer.
Mbappe opted to sign a three-year contract extension with the Ligue 1 champions earlier this summer, with reports claiming that the striker would hold great sway in the club’s sporting decisions as part of the agreement to extend his stay at the Parc des Princes.
That coincided with Pochettino’s exit from the club, as the former Tottenham boss was replaced by Christophe Galtier. The Argentine led PSG to the Coupe de France during his first half-season in the 2020/21 and followed that up by winning the first league title of his managerial career last season, but it was not enough to make up for the team's European failure – as they exited in the Round of 16 against Real Madrid after tossing away a 2-0 aggregate lead.
