Sevilla have sacked Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli with the side two points above the La Liga relegation zone.
The former Chile and Argentina coach, 63, joined Sevilla in October for a second stint in charge.
The club has appointed former Eibar manager Jose Luis Mendilibar as Sampaoli’s replacement until the end of the season.
Sevilla have lost five of their past seven matches and are currently 14th in the table.
However, they have made it into the quarter-finals of the Europa League and will face Manchester United over two legs next month.
Sampaoli’s last game in charge was a 2-0 defeat by fellow strugglers Getafe which leaves them on on 28 points with 12 games left.
Mendilibar’s last managerial position was at Deportivo Alaves, where he was sacked after four months with the club at the bottom of La Liga.
The 62-year-old previously managed Eibar from 2015 to 2021, keeping the Basque side in the Spanish top flight for six straight seasons before they were relegated in 2021.
“The Basque coach has signed a contract until the end of the season, 30 June, and will take charge of his first training session this evening,” Sevilla said on Tuesday.
Mendilibar’s first game in charge will come after the international break at 15th-placed Cadiz on Saturday, 1 April.
Source – BBC Sport
Share your thoughts