Overview
- Valencia dismissed head coach Carlos Corberán and football CEO Ron Gourlay on Sunday, Sept. 13, and also terminated the contracts of four members of Gourlay’s team.
- Reserve‑team coach Óscar Sánchez has been named interim first‑team coach while Braulio Vázquez was appointed sporting director to lead a rapid search for a permanent manager.
- The sackings follow the worst start to a LaLiga campaign in recent memory, with Valencia bottom of the table on one point from five matches and heavy defeats including a 5-0 loss to Barcelona.
- Reports say Corberán’s termination could cost the club roughly €6 million in compensation, a payment that would affect Valencia’s short‑term finances and squad planning.
- Ernesto Valverde was reportedly approached but has turned down the job, leaving Valencia to pursue alternative candidates and use the international break as the window to implement the new structure.