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Why PSG Are Looking to Replace Laurent Blanc This Summer

The initial announcement that Paris Saint-Germain were talking to other candidates regarding taking over from Laurent Blanc this summer, which came somewhat out of the blue, made perfect sense once you had a few minutes to digest it.

Both L'Equipe & Le Parisien this morning are reporting that PSG are moving closer to replacing Laurent Blanc with Sevilla's Unai Emery.

— Jonathan Johnson (@Jon_LeGossip) June 9, 2016

After PSG were eliminated from the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League by Manchester City, it was clear that President Nasser Al-Khelaifi wasn’t happy.

“We are very disappointed with the result.