Everything was going towards the finalization of Gennaro Gattuso’s appointment as the new coach of Valencia, even some Spanish media announced on Thursday that it was a done deal and that we were just waiting for the official confirmation. However, part of the Valencia fans do not want to reconcile with the engagement of the moody Italian. And they are additionally incited by the former club president Miguel Zorio, who initiated a petition to prevent Gattuso’s arrival.Gracias @santicanizares, por defender siempre al Valencia CF, tanto dentro como fuera del campo, Leyenda 🦇❤️. Don José Santiago Cañizares Ruiz 🐉 pic.twitter.com/5AF7mSf1B3— vcf1919__ (@vcf1919____) June 4, 2022 Fans are collecting signatures, and the reason for stopping the Italian from taking over the team are his statements against women, gay people and dark-skinned football players. It is true that these statements have been made 15 years ago, and Gattuso has worked as a coach in Greece and Italy since then. He said that he “does not see women in football”, that for him “marriage is only between a man and a woman” or that “fans whistle to white players, so none of them is a problem”.Mad Dog to become coach of mad Valencia – what could possibly go wrong?!Apart from fans, former Valencia keeper Santiago Canizares is also against Gattuso, mainly due to his involvement with the famous football manager Jorge Mendes, who is Gattuso’s representative. Canizares went on a lengthy YouTube rant calling Gattuso a “son of Mendes’.“He works side by side with the agent to create the model of a team. So if he will be the new coach of Valencia, there’s no sporting analysis going on here. Is it right for one agent to control an entire club through his coach? I don’t think this is a good method” said former Valencia goalie.21.45: (2.60) Italy (3.30) Germany (2.90)The line of work for Gattuzo is that when he takes over the club (or wants to), he usually insists brining new players (which is quite normal), but those players always tend to be Mendes’ clients, which was one of the major problems when former Napoli coach took over Fiorentina in 2021. He resigned after only two weeks, because the club refused to pay what they considered to be exorbitant prices for players Mendes represented.UD Almería and Real Valladolid earn promotion to the LaLiga SantanderAccording to the information of the Italian media, Gattuso should sign a two-year contract with Valencia worth 3,000,000 euros, with bonuses, per season. But, depends on the number of people who sign the petition, as well as the public pressure, that could change. Considering Gattuso’s impulsive nature, he might even decide not go get involved with the former Spanish giant in the first place.
