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PSG fires coach Christophe Galtier, replaces him with Luis Enrique

Paris Saint-Germain fired coach Christophe Galtier after a disappointing season on Wednesday and replaced him with former Spain and Barcelona manager Luis Enrique. Enrique was introduced at a press conference hours after Galtier was dismissed. Club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said his arrival will mark the start of a "new cycle, with a new style of play." PSG in an earlier statement thanked Galtier, who had one year left to run on his contract, "for his professionalism and commitment." Galtier's assistants Thierry Oleksiak and Joo Sacramento were also been fired. In its so far ill-fated quest for Champions League glory, PSG appointed an eighth coach in 12 years of Qatari ownership, with World Cup top scorer Kylian Mbapp set to play for a fifth coach since joining in 2017. Enrique has been without a contract since Spain's elimination from the World Cup last year. The 53-year-old coach took over the national team in 2018 to start revamping the squad after its elimination in the ro