Vincent Tan sacks another manager as boss linked with Cardiff City axed
Vincent Tan has sacked Freyr Alexandersson following KV Kortrijk's poor start to the season.
Alexandersson was parachuted in back in January with Kortrijk, Cardiff City's sister club which is owned by the same person, in a perilous position, fighting against relegation from the Belgian top flight.
And the Icelandic manager was lauded for keeping the side in the division at the end of last season via the relegation play-offs. His stock was so high, in fact, that he was even linked with taking over at Cardiff following the sacking of Erol Bulut, which forced Kortrijk into releasing a statement to deny the links.
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But three months on and Tan has wielded the axe once again. Kortrijk again, like Cardiff, find themselves at the wrong end of the table, 14th out of 16 and four points from safety after 18 games. Sign up to our daily Cardiff City newsletter here.
“This is a difficult decision for the club. We would like to thank Freyr and Jonathan for their top professionalism, hard work and engaging personality,” the club's CEO Sports Pieter Eecloo said.
Meanwhile, the club wrote in a statement: "KV Kortrijk is keen to thank Freyr Alexandersson for the past year and for keeping our club in the top division after a phenomenal return.
"Today KVK and Freyr Alexandersson decided to part ways. The club also says goodbye to assistant coach Jonathan Hartmann.
"KVK would like to expressly thank both gentlemen for their unwavering commitment to the club and wishes them much success in the future. A successor will be appointed as soon as possible."
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Cardiff's links with Kortrijk have been strong over the last 18 months or so following the failed sale of the Belgian club. The Bluebirds have used KVK to their own benefit, sending Isaak Davies, Sheyi Ojo, Ryotaro Tsunoda and Roko Simic there on loan.
The next manager appointment will be crucial in aiding Cardiff's own players' development, as well as Simic, who is currently there but has endured a rough first half of the season, resulting in Alexandersson considering sending him back to Cardiff in the new year. Whether those plans now change is now to be determined, with a new manager destined for the Kortrijk hot-seat.
Cardiff's own CEO, Ken Choo, who is managing director at Kortrijk, is likely to be involved in the search for Alexandersson's successor.
