Head coach Vieira leaves bottom club Genoa

Patrick Vieira has near his domiciled arsenic Genoa caput coach by communal consent, pinch nan squad bottommost of Serie A.

Under nan Arsenal legend, who took complaint successful November 2024, Genoa person not won a convention crippled this season.

A short nine connection said Vieira "was nary longer nan coach of nan first team".

A root adjacent to Vieira, 49, told BBC Sport that he initiated discussions pinch nan nine connected Friday nighttime successful which some parties agreed to portion ways.

Having arrived pinch Genoa 17th successful nan Italian apical flight, Vieira won 8 and drew 9 of his 26 games past play to guideline them to information and a 13th-place finish.

However, his only 2 wins this run person travel successful nan Coppa Italia, pinch six defeats successful 9 games - including 5 successful nan past six - successful Serie A.

"The nine would for illustration to convey nan coach and his unit for nan dedication and professionalism they person shown passim their activity and wishes them each nan champion for their early careers," Genoa's connection read.

During his playing career, midfielder Vieira won 3 Premier League titles and 4 FA Cups astatine Arsenal, arsenic good arsenic silverware pinch AC Milan, Inter Milan and Manchester City.

He helped France triumph nan 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.

Vieira retired successful 2011 and became nan head of New York City successful 2016.

He returned to Europe pinch Nice and led them to seventh successful Ligue 1 successful his first play but was sacked successful December 2020.

Vieira became Crystal Palace head successful 2021 and guided them to nan FA Cup semi-finals.

He was sacked successful 2023 aft a 12-game winless run, earlier joining RC Strasbourg arsenic their first assignment pursuing a takeover by BlueCo, nan institution which owns Chelsea. He near Strasbourg by communal consent successful July 2024.