Milan Sack Vincenzo Montella, Appoint Gennaro Gattuso

AC Milan have sacked their manager Vincenzo Montella and replaced him with former midfielder Gennaro Gattuso, the club confirmed on Monday.

Montella was appointed Milan manager in the summer of 2016 and led the team to sixth in his first season in charge, also winning the Supercop .He signed a new contract this summer and following a transfer window of heavy investment expectations were high.

However Montella failed to live up to those expectations and the club currently sit in seventh, 18 points behind league leaders Napoli.

Former Milan captain Gattuso was in charge of the club’s youth team and has now taken over the senior side.

 

Source:eurosport