The former AC Milan, Valencia and Napoli manager took over from Marcelino at the Orange Velodrome at the end of September, but has only masterminded nine wins over the past five months.
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The 46-year-old former Rangers midfielder was appointed on 25 May but he and his agent Jorge Mendes have reportedly been in dispute with the club over which players he is allowed to sign.
The 62-year-old has been out of work since being axed by Inter Milan in May 2019 despite leading them to a Champions League spot in his two seasons at the club.
The decision comes after the 43-year-old left his role as head coach of fellow Italian side Napoli at the end of the season.
The Partonepei had to win to guarantee Champions League football but only managed an underwhelming draw against Hellas Verona. Their slip allowed Juventus to leapfrog them into the top four as they thrashed Bologna.
The centre-forward was handed a starting role in the encounter, spearheading the Parthenopeans’ attack and made a key impact.
Though details of player’s health condition were sketchy as at press time, but medics attempted to stabilise him before he was stretchered off for the game to resume
The striker replaced Andrea Petagna in the 65th minute but was a shadow of himself while the game lasted.
The Nigeria international has tested negative to the coronavirus after spending more than 14 days in isolation.
The forward was made to take the COVID-19 test after his trip to Lagos, where he spent the Yuletide.
Gattuso finally made his first comments on the controversial episode, which led to Napoli being handed a 3-0 defeat and having a point deducted by Serie A’s disciplinary committee, after the 4-1 home win over Atalanta on Saturday.
Osimhen, who became Napoli’s record signing when he joined from Lille in the summer for a reported 70 million euros, was brought on for his debut after an hour of Sunday’s Serie A match at Parma and made an instant impact in their 2-0 win.
Gattuso has sworn to a 4-3-3 formation since he took over the Azzurri and only changed formation once in his first 30 games, against Barcelona in the Champions League.
It seemed as though the Nigeria international was destined to seal a move to Napoli as he visited their training ground and met both head coach Gennaro Gattuso and president Aurelio De Laurentiis in recent days.
Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri will consider it a sign of affection if he is jeered when the Turin side face his former club Napoli on Sunday after his first return to the San Paolo stadium since his acrimonious departure in 2018.
AC Milan continued their impressive run of form as second half goals gave them a 3-0 win over Empoli in Serie A on Friday.
AC Milan completed four Serie A games without scoring for the first time since 1984 when they were held 0-0 at next-to-bottom Frosinone on Wednesday.
However, even though he was calmer in Saturday’s pre-match news conference, the fiery former midfielder said he would have liked more time to prepare for the Parma match.
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has rebuked claims that he is set to be appointed the next head coach at AC Milan and take over from Gennaro Gattuso.
Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is reportedly in line to replace Gennaro Gattuso as the new manager of AC Milan.