"The team are united with a lofty and complicated objective: the top three," Hutter, who was appointed on a two-year contract in July, told. The most important thing is to get back to Europe," the Austrian added.

As for a first title since 2017, he said: "Yes, we can dream, of course! Sometimes dreams come true. But PSG are still very strong!" At Monaco he replaced Belgian Philippe Clement who stayed a season and a half at the Principality outfit which failed to qualify for a European competition after finishing sixth.

And Hutter, 53, believes he has reached maturity as a coach after 15 years coaching in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. "The road to get here has been long," he said. Hutter left Bundesliga side Borussia Moenchengladbach after just one season in 2021-22 when the team finished a modest tenth.