Overview
- Sporting de Gijón said the coach will leave by mutual agreement after the current campaign despite a contract that ran to 2027.
- Borja Jiménez gave up his 2026–27 salary, and the club released him from a penalty clause to smooth the separation.
- Jiménez said the choice reflects personal conviction and different feelings, and local reports say lessons from his time at Deportivo weighed on him.
- Sporting has started its search for a successor and wants the new manager in place within the month to shape preseason plans.
- The announcement followed the team’s visit to Granada at Los Cármenes and was received in Gijón as a jolt to a project built on continuity.