Overview
- Deportivo Alavés announced Eduardo 'Chacho' Coudet’s departure after 18 months and 55 matches in charge.
- Minutes later, the club appointed Quique Sánchez Flores on a 2.5-year contract running to 2028.
- Sánchez Flores, a veteran of more than 350 La Liga matches, is set to lead the team at Valencia on Sunday.
- Alavés sit 16th in La Liga, three points above 18th-place Mallorca as they seek stability for the run-in.
- Cadena Cope reports River Plate and Alavés have agreed terms for Coudet, with figures reported to range from an Alavés demand of €2m to River’s initial €800k, and no release clause in his contract.