Almeria have already accepted that relegation to Segunda is a given, with 12 games to go. Sitting on just 9 points and still without a win, they are currently 12 points shy of Celta Vigo and safety, and have started planning for next season.
According to Relief, They already planned to sack Gaizka Garitano at the end of the season, and the relationship between the Basque manager and his team is less harmonious. Draws against Atletico Madrid, Athletic Club and Almeria eased the tension though, and Almeria want to avoid paying their contract, when their preferred candidate cannot come until the summer.
Managers can only take charge of one side in the League per season, and the former coach of Rayo Francis he is the man they want to take back. Francisco previously coached Almeria and kept them for the 2013-14 season, before being sacked in December the following year. He has since kept Elche in 2022, before being sacked 10 months later, while at Rayo things are starting well, but a run of 16 games with just one win has done his job this month.
While he is the preferred option, with a lot of experience in Segunda, they evaluated the others. Almeria will probably have to sell a number of players to balance their accounts this summer, accounting for the loss of revenue from the League.
