Dismissed by Valencia on January 30, Gennaro Gattuso could start a new phase on the bench. According to Greek media, the Italian coach will soon reach an agreement with the board of olympiacos to take over the coaching duties starting next season.
If the information is confirmed, this will be Gattuso’s second stint in Greek football since then in 2014 he led OFI Crete for half a year, between June and December. He was previously at Sion (2013) and Palermo (2013) and later coached Pisa (2015-2017), Milan (2017-2019) and Naples (2019-2021) before taking the reins of Valencia in June 2022.
Olympiacos has been looking for a coach ever since Míchel, a former Real Madrid player, resigned on April 3. The French Jose Anigo, who held the position of football director of the Greek club, took over the bench. the valencian Carlos Corberan He started the season but fell short in the Champions League qualifiers and, although he reached the group stage of the Europa League, he did not finish it as he was replaced by Michael in September. The man from Madrid did not avoid elimination.
Marcelino, another candidate
According to journalist who specializes in transfers, Nicolò Schira, Olympiacos is included in the list of candidates Marcelino García Toral from Asturias and Esteban Cambiasso from Argentina.
Olympiacos stars in a disappointing season. The most successful club in Greece with 47 league titles, it occupies third place in the championship, six points behind leaders Panathinaikos, and on Thursday was eliminated from the Cup semifinals by AEK Athens after running out of points option months ago in the Champions League and the Europa League.
Source: La Verdad
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