Sevilla FC announced on Tuesday morning the dismissal of its coach Jorge Sampaoli. His successor, José Luis Mendilibar, will be tasked with avoiding relegation for the club.
Sevilla FC announced on Tuesday morning the dismissal of its Argentinian coach Jorge Sampaoli. How expected, his replacement is José Luis Mendilibar (62 years old). He will be responsible for avoiding the relegation of the Andalusian club.
“Sevilla FC have terminated the contract of their coach, Jorge Sampaoli, after the team’s defeat at Getafe (2-0 on Sunday) which put the team on the brink of relegation. The fact that the team has failed to rise from the bottom of the standings since taking over as coach and the image offered in recent meetings have led the club to take this decision.“wrote Sevilla FC.
The club, which hopes its new coach will coach “a reaction during the last twelve daysof the championship, formalized in a new press release the arrival of José Luis Mendilibar on the bench until June. “The Basque technician signs until the end of the season to take charge of the first team. and will lead his first practice this Tuesday.
Without a club since his dismissal from Alavés last season, Mendilibar has also coached Eibar, Osasuna, Athletic Bilbao or Valladolid. It is therefore he who will lead the team in the quarter-finals of the Europa League against Manchester United. The victorious team 6 times in the competition (absolute record) had validated its ticket for the quarter-finals of the C3 after eliminating Fenerbahce in the round of 16 (2-0, 0-1).