10 facts you (probably) didn’t know about Everton’s Ronald Koeman

Fallout at Valencia

Whilst managing Valencia in 2008, Koeman feared he was losing control of the side and went to extreme measures to regain it.

He told three key players at the time; Santiago Canizares, David Albelda and Miguel Angel Angulo to look for new clubs.

This led to a number of high-profile fallouts, including Albelda seeking legal action against the club in order to terminate his contract, Angulo voicing his disapproval of Koeman and Canizares announcing that the manager’s actions made him consider retiring.