Paris Saint-Germain boss Christophe Galtier has been given two games to save his job by the French champions, according to a report.
The former Lille manager oversaw a dampening 1-0 loss to Lyon at the weekend - PSG's second home defeat on the bounce following a 2-0 beating by Rennes before the international break.
PSG's loss to Rennes ended a 35-match unbeaten home run in the French top flight stretching back to April 2021, when Galtier led Lille to a 1-0 win over Les Parisiens in their title-winning campaign.
The capital club still hold a six-point lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table, but they suffered yet another last-16 exit in the Champions League to Bayern Munich last month.
Since the turn of the year, PSG have suffered eight defeats from 18 matches across all tournaments, and Galtier is seemingly guaranteed to lose his job before the start of the 2023-24 season.
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While a parting of ways in the summer is likely, the PSG hierarchy were initially said to be keeping faith with Galtier until the end of the season, but further disappointments could lead to a change of heart.
According to L'Equipe, the 56-year-old will be at risk of the sack if PSG drop more points in their next two Ligue 1 matches against former club Nice and Lens on April 8 and 15 respectively.
The latter side occupy second place in the Ligue 1 rankings with a six-point deficit to make up to PSG, whose title could also come under threat from Classique rivals Marseille in the final few weeks.
PSG will not hesitate to sack Galtier if results over the next couple of weeks are not up to scratch, although it is unclear who could take over at the Parc des Princes for the remainder of the season.
Galtier is under contract with the Ligue 1 giants until the end of next season, though, and the Frenchman is still hopeful of staying in control of the reins if PSG cannot hire a suitable replacement.
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Galtier replaced Mauricio Pochettino in the Parc des Princes hotseat last year, and he boasts a record of 28 wins, five draws and eight defeats from his 41 games in charge so far.
A spate of managerial sackings across Europe have left several high-profile candidates without work, including Julian Nagelsmann, Antonio Conte and Graham Potter.
Nagelsmann is expected to wait until the summer to make a decision on his future after being given the boot by Bayern Munich, who subsequently hired ex-PSG boss Thomas Tuchel, in spite of rumours claiming that the German could return to the French capital.
Former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has long been regarded as PSG's number one managerial target, and they were handed a boost in their hopes of bringing the 50-year-old to the club when Didier Deschamps signed a new France contract until 2026 - dashing Zidane's dreams of taking charge of his country for the time being.
Ben Knapton
