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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Former Tottenham star 'will join former club's coaching staff' at 33 after leaving Greek side
A former Premier League midfielder is set to join the coaching staff at Sevilla in a shock move at the end of his playing career, according to a report. The star played more than 250 times for top flight club Tottenham, having joined in 2013 as part of the seven players recruited with the money they gained from selling Gareth Bale to Real Madrid. Arriving alongside the likes of Christian Eriksen and Roberto Soldado, Erik Lamela joined for just short of £26million with high hopes for his future. He didn't quite hit the heights some had hoped for, but he established a strong career at Spurs. Departing in 2021, Lamela joined Sevilla in Spain, where he would play 92 times, before joining AEK Athens in Greece. On Thursday, meanwhile, he departed the club and now seems set to take the next step in his career, which will be away from the field. According to Cesar Luis Merlo, Lamela is set to join the coaching staff at a former club - as he prepares to return to Sevilla. Matias Almeyda is the manager at Sevilla, taking over in June, and worked with Lamela in Athens. The duo formed a good relationship and appear to be ready to work with each other again. Almeyda is somewhat a journeyman manager, having coached six clubs since 2011, starting out at River Plate in his native Argentina - the same country Lamela is from. Lamela, 33, has no coaching experience but will be starting his new journey at his former side. He has also played for Roma and River Plate in his career. At international level, he played 25 times for Argentina, scoring three goals.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Erik Lamela retires, joining Sevilla coaching staff
It's been a sad summer with regards to my all-time favorite Tottenham Hotspur players. First Son Heung-Min left the club to finish his career with LAFC in MLS, and now this — according to journalist Cesar Luis Merlo, former Tottenham attacking midfielder Erik Lamela has terminated his contract with AEK Athens and retired. He now plans to join the coaching staff at Sevilla. If you don't like Erik Lamela, you have no soul (or you joined the fandom too late). Now 33, it's clear Erik was nearing the end of his playing days, but it's still sad to see of your favorites hang up his boots. That said, this feels like a real missed opportunity for Tottenham and Thomas Frank. Surely Spurs could use Dark Arts and Shithousery Coach, right? Lamela practically has a PhD in the subjects and I hate the idea of him imparting his skills onto the next generation of Sevilla footballers and not that of his beloved Spurs. There's a whole generation of young Tottenham academy players who could absolutely benefit from learning how to steal water bottles from opposition physios, the best way to step on Cesc Fabregas' hand while pretending it was accidental, the art of slide-tackling opponents inside your own box, rabona goal instruction, and calling Jack Wilshere a p***y. Football is that much poorer without him on the pitch, but at least he's still in the game. And who knows, maybe someday we'll see Tottenham Hotspur Head Coach Erik Lamela someday. Wouldn't THAT be something? Go on, king.
