Paris Saint-Germain have announced the appointment of Luis Enrique as the club’s new head coach.

The French champions have handed the Spaniard a two-year deal to take over at Parc des Princes following the sacking of Christophe Galtier, whose exit was confirmed on Wednesday morning.

Enrique delighted

Speaking to the club’s official website, he said: “I’m delighted to be joining Paris in order to enjoy a new experience.

“It’s so exciting to meet new people, to live in this city, to learn a new language and, above all, to manage PSG.”

Luis Enrique was on the shortlist for Chelsea and Tottenham’s recent managerial vacancies and had been out of work since leaving Spain in December following their last-16 elimination from the World Cup against Morocco in Qatar.

The 53-year-old’s last club job was with Barcelona, where he won the treble in 2015.

The former Roma and Celta Viga boss now succeeds Galtier, despite the 56-year-old leading PSG to the Ligue 1 title last season.

PSG’s form, however, slumped after the World Cup with 10 defeats in 28 games.

They were dumped out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich in the last 16, while they also suffered a last-16 defeat to rivals Marseille in the French Cup.

Galtier has been sacked with a year remaining on the contract he signed at PSG following his appointment in July 2022.