Gattuso resigns as Fiorentina coach in record time

Fiorentina coach Gennaro Gattuso officially resigned today, just three weeks after his appointment, the Italian club announced.

Florence club issued a statement saying, "Fiorentina and Renault Gattuso decided by mutual consent not to take into account the contracts signed between the two parties, and thus not to start the new season together."

Fiorentina signed Gattuso, who left his position as coach of Napoli at the end of last season, on May 25 and signed a two-year contract with him, to start his work officially on July 1.

And press reports indicated earlier that different views regarding contracts will lead to Gattuso’s apology for accepting the task, especially with regard to Porto midfielder Sergio Oliveira and his compatriot Goncalo Guedes, the Valencia winger, according to what was revealed by the “Sky Italia” network and the newspaper. La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Gattuso, who won the World Cup with his country in 2006 and the Champions League twice with Milan, took over from Giuseppe Iacini, who supervised Fiorentina on two terms last season.

Fiorentina finished last season in the Italian league in thirteenth place.

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