Sacked by Southampton at the end of a disappointing run that saw the Saints win one of 17 matches and put them on the brink of relegation, Mauricio Pellegrino’s managerial career has been given a boost by the Valencian club Levante UD who’ve hired him as head coach — with a contract till 30 June 2019.
Levante, of course, peaked toward the end of the season, their finest performance coming when they ended Barcelona’s unbeaten streak on the penultimate day of La Liga with a thrilling 5-4 win.