Argentina Confirms Jorge Sampaoli As New Coach

Jorge Sampaoli has officially left his position as Sevilla manager to become the new manager of Argentina. Sevilla reached an agreement with the Argentine Football Association last week but said they would not release Sampaoli until guarantees over compensation were signed.

The relevant paperwork has now been received, and a statement from the Spanish club confirmed the departure of their ex-Chile boss after just one season.

It read: “Jorge Sampaoli has left Sevilla FC definitively today after the documentation by which Sevilla is guaranteed the collection of the fixed amount in the termination clause of the Argentine coach was initiated. Sevilla FC wishes luck and success to Jorge Sampaoli in his new professional career and appreciates the services provided in the 16/17 season, in which the team met the objectives of the campaign: earning fourth place in the league - with the second best total of its history - and surpassing the group phase of the Champions League.”

Sampaoli, and Argentine, replaces Edgardo Bauza with the two-time World Cup winners struggling to qualify for the 2018 tournament.