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Yahoo Sport Exclusive: PSG in talks with Simeone over manager's job

Yahoo Sport can exclusively reveal that Paris Saint German have started negotiations with Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone to replace current incumbent Laurent Blanc.

Yahoo Sport Exclusive: PSG in talks with Simeone over manager's job

Even though the Ligue 1 season has just finished, manouevering has already begun for next season at Paris Saint-Germain. In an interview with Le Parisien on Friday, PSG owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi talks about necessary change. "If we continue like this, we will not get there (to win the Champions League). This is the time to change," he said. According to him, the change will "begin a new cycle" at the French giants.

According to information Yahoo gleaned from a source in Qatar, Nasser Al-Khelaifi has just begun negotiations with the coach of Atlético Madrid Diego Simeone. The chairman of PSG took the lead on this issue and is personally managing the discussions.

Laurent Blanc is more compromised than ever, even if he did extend his contract three months ago. Nasser Al-Khelaifi has not taken failure to win the Champions League well and wishes to bring in new blood. New information should filter on this issue in the coming days. Watch this space.