Sassuolo director Nereo Bonato says Coach Eusebio Di Francesco will decide his future at the end of the season.
The 45-year-old tactician was dismissed by the Neroverdi last December, but was reappointed in March and guided the Emilian side to safety.
Sassuolo director Nereo Bonato says Coach Eusebio Di Francesco will decide his future at the end of the season.
The 45-year-old tactician was dismissed by the Neroverdi last December, but was reappointed in March and guided the Emilian side to safety.
The former midfielder has now been linked with the likes of Sampdoria and Fiorentina, but Bonato says a decision is down to the Coach.
“He’s a much talked-about Coach,” the director admitted in an interview with Tuttomercatoweb.
“His hallmarks are an attractive, positive young team who also get results. It’s normal that he’s the name on everyone’s lips, I think he’s on a journey which will lead him to a big club.
“At the end of the season, we’ll hear from him what he wants to do. It’s his choice, first and foremost.
“He has another year on his contract, so we’d be happy if he stayed, which would be a growth process for him.
“For now, he’s the cornerstone of our success, and at the end of the season we’ll figure out what is best to do.
“However, it’s best to concentrate on football, because it only takes few small things to do very well, but the same is true in reverse.”
Bonato also discussed the decision to sack the Coach last term, insisting the decision was taken because Di Francesco had lost confidence in his own abilities.
“Last season he had lost confidence in himself, he was let go after losing six out of seven matches, but we were always ready to recall him because we knew his ability.
“After that, gave us a big push to reach safety which had seemed difficult. It was a necessary turning point, not something taken on a whim but rather a solution to a problem.
“When he came back he was stronger, and gave us something extra to stay up.”