OFFICIAL: Gattuso sacked by Valencia

Chaos in Valencia right in the middle of the season. After 18 matchdays in La Liga, Valencia announced via their official channels the sacking of Italian coach Gennaro Gattuso. 

The coach, who took over last summer, has put an end to his time at Valencia at quite a difficult time both on and off the pitch.  After losing 1-0 to Valladolid on Sunday, Valencia are 14th in La Liga, one point above the relegation places. "It is clear that I am responsible for this," Gattuso said on Sunday after the defeat.

The club are not going through a good moment financially and that has prevented them making signings in the market. That made the Italian coach upset as he felt he needed reinforcements.  In addition, the club have been going through a poor patch on the pitch since the end of 2022. 'Los Che' have gone four league games without defeat and they are just one point off the relegation zone. 

Gattuso, a defensive midfielder who played 73 times for Italy, first became a head coach in 2013 with Sion in Switzerland. He managed former club AC Milan for two seasons from 2015 to 2017, coached Napoli from December 2019 to May 2021. His only trophy as a manager is the Coppa Italia in 2020. He agreed to join Fiorentina in the summer of 2021 but quit before starting his contract after a dispute over the club's transfer policy. Gattuso took over at Valencia in June, replacing Jose Bordalas who had led the club to a ninth-place finish and the Copa del Rey final.

Voro,  who has been caretaker or interim boss at the club on six occasions​, is back in charge and he will lead the club's training session on Tuesday. 

The statement is full is the following:

"Valencia CF announce that this Monday, January 30th, the club and the first team coach, Gennaro Gattuso, have decided by mutual agreement to end the contractual relationship between the two parties.

The club wish to thank Gattuso for his commitment and work during his time in charge and wish him the best of luck for the future.

The team will return to training this Tuesday, January 31st, under 'Voro' González."

 

January 30, 2023