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Valencia Parts Ways With Sporting Director Miguel Ángel Corona as Gourlay's Overhaul Begins

CEO Ron Gourlay signals a wider overhaul focused on the academy with emphasis on the performance department.

Overview

  • Valencia CF announced late Thursday, November 13, that it has terminated Miguel Ángel Corona’s contract in a brief official statement.
  • The club framed the exit as the first concrete step in a reorganization of its sporting structure under newly empowered CEO of Football Ron Gourlay.
  • Gourlay said on October 6 that the club was beginning to activate a recruitment programme focused on the academy with a strong role for the performance department, describing a process lasting a couple of months.
  • During Corona’s five-year stewardship of sporting affairs, Valencia did not return to European competition, and several transfers drew criticism, including outlays for Cenk Özkacar, Marcos André and José Copete.
  • No replacement was named in the announcement, with additional structural changes expected over the coming months as the recruitment plan rolls out.