PSG weigh extraordinary long-term contract for Luis Enrique

December 23, 2025 Oliver Obel

Paris Saint-Germain are weighing a highly unusual show of confidence in Luis Enrique, as club executives debate whether stability on the touchline could become the foundation of their next era.

According to Spanish outlet Diario AS, senior figures at PSG are “seriously considering” offering Enrique a so-called “lifetime” contract a concept virtually unheard of in modern European football and unprecedented in the club’s history.

The discussions come as PSG navigate a season of transition rather than dominance. They currently sit second in Ligue 1, one point behind Lens, with Marseille and several others keeping the title race tighter than Paris has grown accustomed to in recent years.

That domestic uncertainty contrasts sharply with PSG’s recent continental breakthrough. In 2025, the club lifted the Champions League for the first time, becoming only the second French side to do so after Marseille’s triumph in 1993, according to Transfermarkt data. Their European campaign this season has again been steady, with four wins from six keeping qualification well within reach.

Much of that progress has been attributed internally to Enrique’s imprint on the squad. Appointed in 2023 after the departure of Christophe Galtier, the former Barcelona manager oversaw a significant cultural shift, prioritising collective structure over individual stardom. That approach was most starkly illustrated in PSG’s 5–0 demolition of Inter Milan in the Champions League final.

Despite losing Kylian Mbappé to Real Madrid in the summer of 2024, PSG did not regress. Instead, club officials point to a clearer tactical identity and improved balance, shaped alongside sporting adviser Luis Campos following the exits of both Mbappé and Neymar.

Enrique remains under contract until 2027, but AS reports that PSG’s leadership believe the transformation under his stewardship warrants a longer-term commitment. Writing in AS, journalist José Félix Díaz described the coach as “happy and confident in his approach,” adding: “He has, above all, instilled in his players a belief in the importance of hard work a value not universally embraced with the full support of the club in everything he does.”

Results have reinforced that confidence. Since taking charge, Enrique has won 101 of his 143 matches, according to Transfermarkt, while adding the Coupe de France and the Intercontinental Cup to PSG’s honours.

Lifetime contracts remain largely symbolic in elite football, often designed to underline trust rather than define tenure. Whether PSG formalise such a commitment or not, the debate itself reflects how decisively Enrique has reshaped expectations in Paris and how determined the club are to avoid another cycle of upheaval.

Sources: Diario AS, Transfermarkt