
The Turkish Football Federation has decided to sack technical commissioner Vincenzo Montella following the recent defeats against Italy and the disappointing results at the World Cup and in the Nations League.
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Montella had been appointed coach of Türkiye in 2023.
The Turkish Football Federation has decided to sack Vincenzo Montella from the role of coach of the Turkish national team, after the two recent defeats against Italy during the UEFA Nations League and the modest result during the World Cup, where the Turkish national team qualified but did not pass the first round. This was reported by various Turkish media.
"The decision has been made to sack the coach of the national team Vincenzo Montella", reports the Turkish newspaper Milliyet, adding that "the management of the TFF (the Turkish Football Federation) will pay the Italian coach - who receives a monthly salary of 183,000 euros - a severance payment equal to five months' salary, thus terminating the employment relationship", while for the moment there have been no official confirmations regarding the sacking.
Montella was appointed technical commissioner of Turkey in 2023. Between official and friendly matches, he coached the team in 40 matches, collecting 21 wins, 14 defeats and 5 draws, while in the last seven matches, including the World Cup and the Nations League, the team took home only one victory and collected six defeats.
According to rumors published in the Turkish press, the dismissal should be officially formalized on Friday, while the president of the Football Federation, Ibrahim Haciosmaoglu, who was overwhelmed by criticism after the disappointing results of the Turkish national team, does not intend to leave his post and negotiations could soon be started to replace Montella with former Turkish footballer Arda Turan, currently technical commissioner of the Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk.
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