The former Real Madrid boss has been considered one of the top candidates to take over from Mauricio Pochettino, who is set to depart in the coming days.
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The Argentine was announced as the club’s new signing on Tuesday and was yesterday unveiled to the club’s supporters after his first press conference in Paris.
The 34-year-old has put pen-to-paper on a two-year deal in the French capital, with the option of a further year.
Valcke was found guilty on the lesser change of forging documents linked to World Cup broadcasting deals in Italy and Greece, for which he was handed down a 120-day suspended sentence and ordered to pay world football’s governing body €1.75 million ($2 million) in restitution.
A Swiss public prosecutor requested 28 months in prison with a partial suspension due to the television rights for future FIFA World Cup’s 2026 and 2030, according to Le Monde.
Both men were docked over the award of television rights for the World Cup and Confederations Cup.
The Brazil international joined the Ligue 1 side from FC Barcelona for a world record 222 million euros (£198 million) in August 2017
Should they lose Neymar next year, Al-Khelaifi already has a contingency plan in place – which involves a fresh raid on the LaLiga.
The Catalan giants sold the forward to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, but the Brazil international has frequently been linked with an exit from the Ligue 1 side
Neymar has put pen to paper on a five-year deal at the Parc des Princes, keeping him at the club until June 30, 2022