Gattuso, alternative to Bordalás

José Bordalás is a mere viewer of the uncertainties surrounding Valencia. After the departure of Anil Murthy, who in the last hours it slips that it was a resignation and not a dismissal (Javier Tebas said it yesterday), although the statement that came from Singapore to the club for its dissemination pointed to him in capital letters as the culprit of all evil, Peter Lim meditate the last thing steps to follow now to reorganize Valencia (President/CEO…). Murthy’s audios, which are the reason why he ceased to be president and employee of the club in an “imminent” way, have only made accelerate a process of change that was underway since Singapore, with a scheduled date of June 30since the social situation was unsustainable.

At the moment Lim has appointed Sean Bai as interim CEO, although on his return from Singapore he will sign powers of attorney. In Valencia Bai and Joey Lim will sign, so it is intuited that if all the necessary paperwork is done for it, it is for him to occupy the position (minimum) until June 30, the closing date of the fiscal year and before which you have to make cash (Guedes, Soler…) to meet July payroll. Y time will tell if that sports organization chart that Sean Bai will form together with Marco Otero and Luis Martínez (Miguel Ángel Corona today maintains the rank of football director) consolidate or dissolve.

Sean Bai will return at the end of the week from Singapore with at least one question answered: Will Bordalás continue on the Mestalla bench? Lim’s decision cannot take long to become public. Different actors from Lim’s environment have advised him to do without Bordalásmainly due to the tensions it has generated in the press room, also due to reveal secrets bedroom like “the club has told me that it has to be sold for 65/70 million”. And don’t forget that Lim started the season attending Bordalás by videoconferencealthough, that interaction was forgotten as of November.

Murthy traveled to Singapore with the intention of proposing the departure of the Alicante, although he did not give him time because he left first. But, even without Murthy, different sources point out that if Bordalás continues it will be only because Lim has not been convinced by any of the options he handles and/or they have presented him. At least not enough to pay the Alicante the 700,000 euros that he has for compensation contract. A priori, such an outcome on the future of Bordalás will not be made public until Sean Bai tells the man from Alicante if the traffic light is red or green for him.

Lim, as AS has been reporting, has tested coaches with whom to repeat the Nuno model, that is, a related technician with whom to dispatch without intermediaries. And they have also presented other alternatives to Bordalás, of styles as different as their promoters are different: from Gatusso, represented by Jorge Mendes and with whom they already met in Milan weeks ago, even names with appellation of origin such as Paco Lopez or Vicente Moreno. They are not the only ones nor does any source dare to place any of the favorites. But they are among the coaches that Lim’s satellites have proposed to him for the largest shareholder to decide. Thus, the decision made with Bordalás will define Lim’s plan and the influence of the maximum shareholder’s environments, which will also mark the paths that the club takes in other management departments.

Gattuso closest option

With Gatusso they are going to speak again to present him the project and find out his real predisposition. The Italian was already a candidate when Lim fired Marcelino, although Celades finally arrived. Do not forget that Gatusso left Fiorentina shortly after arriving due to discrepancies with the project. So his final answer remains to be seen, hence other options remain on the table.