Fiorentina sack manager Vincenzo Montella

Another Serie A manager bites the dust.

On Monday, ACF Fiorentina announced the sacking of Vincenzo Montella, who guided the club to the semifinals of the Europa League last season as well as a fourth-place finish in the top flight of Italian football.

The announcement was made via a bitter-sounding official statement, in which Fiorentina claimed that the relationship between the two parties had been lost and that they had expected Montella to behave in a more respectful manner after being given so much.

ACF Fiorentina views the recent actions undertaken by head coach Vincenzo Montella as a clear attempt to get out of a contract he signed less than two years ago because it includes a clause that he no longer holds to be in his interest, although he agreed to it at the time.

It is therefore with great regret that we must recognise that the trust required to continue our relationship together has been lost and, for the good of the club, we have little option other than to relieve Vincenzo Montella of his duties.

This sudden situation naturally causes organisational problems which we must now resolve as a matter of urgency.

We would have expected to see the coach behave in a clearer, more respectful and less ambiguous manner towards the club and the fans which have given him so much.

It was no secret that Montella, whose contract ran until 2016, was contemplating his future at Fiorentina, as honourary president Andrea Della Vella published a statement on Sunday in which he wrote: "The club is waiting to be informed of exactly where our head coach Vicenzo Montella stands, in accordance with what was agreed and the transparency shown thus far."