Following Marcelino's departure on Wednesday, La Liga club Villarreal has installed Fran Escriba as its new boss.
Fran Escriba has been appointed as Villarreal's head coach for the 2016-17 season, the La Liga club has confirmed.
Villarreal issued a statement on Wednesday confirming Marcelino had "ceased to be the coach" of the team which reached the Europa League semifinals and finished fourth in Spain's top flight last season – sealing qualification for the Champions League following an eight-year exile.
The club thanked Marcelino for the "great success" he achieved at El Madrigal but reports in Spain suggested both a rift with the board over its offseason transfer policy and a breakdown in locker-room relations on account of stripping defender Mateo Musacchio of the captaincy.