Who could replace Gary Neville as Valencia boss?
Gary Neville's ill-fated four-month stint as Valencia boss came to end on Wednesday evening as the Primera Division strugglers sacked the Englishman.
Los Che have nothing but pride to fight for at the end of a poor campaign, with a top-half finish the best outcome the 2004 champions can hope for.
Here, Press Association Sport's James Cann looks at who could be charged with restoring the Mestalla side to their former glories.
PAKO AYESTARAN
The 53-year-old has come full circle after being named Neville's interim replacement until the end of the 2015-16 campaign. Ayestaran was Rafael Benitez's assistant during the title-winning season of 12 years ago and gained major experience of top-level management after following his colleague to Liverpool.
Ayestaran is yet to fly solo at a major club - he was briefly in charge of Mexican club Tecos and led Maccabi Tel Aviv to an Israeli treble before briefly leading Santos Laguna. The reins are now in his hands at the Mestalla and he is best placed to prove he has what it takes to reverse Los Che's ailing fortunes.
AITOR KARANKA
Another Basque-born coach, Karanka took the plunge into Championship management after following Jose Mourinho out of Real Madrid in 2013. His work at the Riverside saw Boro reach the play-off final at the first time of asking, but they fell short as Norwich beat them to the Premier League after a one-sided final.
The Teessiders have since become a dominant force in English football's second tier, although a run of bad results and reports of a bust-up with players saw Karanka threaten to walk out on their promotion push earlier this month. Valencia are rumoured to have been interested in the 42-year-old for some time.
PHIL NEVILLE
The younger Neville brother was already working at the Mestalla when Gary arrived in December.
Upon Nuno Espirito Santo's departure he became interim assistant manager and, in their only game in charge, helped caretaker boss Voro secure a 1-1 draw with La Liga giants Barcelona.
Valencia are understood to be happy to keep Phil Neville on the books given his lack of culpability for poor first-team results but it would be a stretch to presume that the board would consider switching one sibling for another as they look to bring some alternative methods into play on the east coast.
JULEN LOPETEGUI
Former Rayo Vallecano goalkeeper Julen Lopetegui was in high demand after guiding Spain's youth teams to the European Under-19 Championship and European Under-21 Championship in consecutive years. La Liga teams courted his signature - instead he went west to manage big-spending Porto.
Despite heavy investment in the playing squad, the Dragons did not win a trophy in Lopetegui's only full season in charge, yet he made it to January 2016 before the axe fell. He may not have blazed a trail in club football but Valencia could be tempted to back the 49-year-old based on his international successes.
DAVID MOYES
Before Neville there was Moyes. The last Briton to take a top job in La Liga has Manchester United on his CV, too, and his recruitment was hailed as a major coup for a mid-range Spanish club looking to inject some Premier League sparkle into their game.
But Moyes left Real Sociedad after a mediocre year in which his biggest achievement was learning some of the local lingo and eating crisps with the fans after being sent to the stands during a league game. His Iberian roots could land him an interview at the Mestalla but he is more likely to end up at Aston Villa.
