Luis Garcia, 53, has been brought in to take Sevilla out of the relegation battle in La Liga, according to major media reports. He replaces Matias Almeyda, who was dismissed yesterday, as confirmed by multiple sources. Garcia has signed a contract until the summer of 2027, major media outlets report.
Sevilla is currently involved in the relegation battle, sitting three points above the relegation line with nine rounds remaining. The club is in 15th place in La Liga, as noted by other sources, and barely saved its place last year by finishing 17th, according to major media. This precarious position underscores the urgency of the managerial change.
Matias Almeyda leaves after 32 matches, having taken over the club last summer, other sources indicate. In the last eight matches, there has only been one win, other reports state. Goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland was Sevilla's first-choice goalkeeper last season but fell out of the team after Almeyda's arrival last summer, major media reports.
Nyland played the first four La Liga matches this season but has since only gotten two cup matches, according to major media. He hopes to get a new chance as a La Liga goalkeeper under Garcia, major media adds. Meanwhile, in cross-country skiing, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo earned close to four million Norwegian kroner in prize money from FIS this winter, major media reports.
Klæbo ended the World Cup season on Sunday with a final victory in the 20-kilometer race in Lake Placid, as noted by major media. He received 15,000 euros, about 150,000 Norwegian kroner, for that victory, according to major media. Klæbo had long since decided the overall World Cup, which triggered about 600,000 Norwegian kroner in prize money, major media states.
9 million Norwegian kroner, major media confirms.