{"id":34905,"date":"2026-05-28T19:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/girona-coach-michel-sanchez-resigns-after-being-relegated-due-to-ties-with-ajax\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T19:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:00:23","slug":"girona-coach-michel-sanchez-resigns-after-being-relegated-due-to-ties-with-ajax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/girona-coach-michel-sanchez-resigns-after-being-relegated-due-to-ties-with-ajax\/","title":{"rendered":"Girona coach Michel Sanchez resigns after being relegated due to ties with Ajax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>GIRONA, Spain (AP) \u2014 The coach who led Girona to an unheralded championship. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Surprise challenge for Spanish title in 2024<\/span> And his Champions League debut left the club on Thursday. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">demoted from the top tier<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Michel Sanchez: &#8220;I will not continue to play for Girona&#8221; <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">The Catalan club said in a statement.<\/span> Thursday, just days after the team drew 1-1 at home with Elche, which would have secured them a spot in La Liga if they won.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez was praised for having &#8220;always maintained a humane, approachable and respectful attitude towards members, fans, management and all staff at the club&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch media reported this week that Sanchez was in talks with Ajax to become manager of the four-time European champions.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez, 50, joined Girona in 2021 and led the team to promotion from the second division.<\/p>\n<p>The club, part of the Abu Dhabi-backed City Football Group, shocked European football in 2023-24 by topping the La Liga standings in late January and finishing third behind Real Madrid and Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Girona&#8217;s star player that season, Sabinho subsequently joined parent club Manchester City. 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