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Mourinho axing sets off Europe-wide coach alert
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THE sacking of Jose Mourinho set off a frantic merry-go-round among Europe’s star coaches with the spotlight now falling on Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich and Rafa Benitez at Real Madrid.
Carlo Ancelotti, the only manager to have won the Champions League three times, is also hovering on the market.
But with the lure of Premier League riches growing, Guardiola is to announce tomorrow whether he will be staying at Bayern Munich.
German media say the Spaniard has decided to leave. He has already been linked with Manchester City and Chelsea.
Spanish media have said that Real in turn could fire Benitez if it loses again soon, adding to the intrigue among Europe’s major clubs.
Reports say Real players have turned against the 55-year-old Benitez in the same way some did against Mourinho in 2010 and as some Chelsea stars did against him this season.
Real has failed to win the league since Mourinho left. Yet club president Florentino Perez said Mourinho would not return for now.
“No one can predict the future, but right now he will not be coming to Madrid,” Perez told Spanish radio, while adding: “I have very good memories of Mourinho, he lifted our competitive level a lot. It wasn’t a dark period for the club as with him we returned to where we belong.”
Some reports have suggested Real’s youth team coach and club legend Zinedine Zidane of France is best placed to take over from Spaniard Benitez.
Other big names such as Manchester United boss Louis Van Gaal are also said to be at risk. His team went out of the Champions League at the group stage and its 1-2 defeat at Bournemouth last week left United in fourth place in the Premier League — six points behind leader Leicester City.
With pressure growing at Old Trafford, Van Gaal’s methods, tactics and team selections all face mounting scrutiny.
Van Gaal acknowledged yesterday that no manager is safe from a sudden sacking. “Yes, it is like that. But we know that in advance. Also Jose knows that. This is the world.”
Italian Ancelotti, 56, who was fired by Real in May, has been linked to many jobs — including any looming vacancy at Bayern.
But he has said he does not want to return to management until the 2016-17 season.
For many of the star coaches, the stakes are getting higher as football’s television-fuelled riches grow, particularly in England.
Juergen Klopp is said to have almost tripled his last wage at Borussia Dortmund when he moved to Liverpool on a contract reported to be worth 7 million pounds (US$10.4 million) when he signed up this year.
That puts him on a par with the likes of Van Gaal and just behind Mourinho, who could get up to 40 million pounds in compensation from Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, now looking for a coach for the 11th time in 12 years.
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