Juventus have sacked Andrea Pirlo as manager after he spent just one season in charge of the Italian club.
The 42-year-old World Cup winner replaced Maurizio Sarri last summer but failed to guide Juventus yet another Serie A title, relinquishing it to Inter Milan
Former boss Massimiliano Allegri is expected to return for a second spell as Juve’s manager.
Allegri was in charge of Juventus from 2014-19, winning five successive league titles and reaching the Champions League final twice. He is currently without a job.
Pirlo who joined Juventus from AC Milan played 164 games for Juventus between 2011 and 2015 and won four Serie A titles in Turin.
He also earned 116 caps for Italy and helped them to win the 2006 World Cup, retiring in 2017 having spent two years in Major League Soccer at New York City FC after leaving Juventus.
A statement on the Juventus website said: "For the courage, the dedication, the passion with which he demonstrated every day, our thanks go to the 'Maestro', the coach and to Andrea, that really comes from the heart, as well as our good luck for the future that will surely be a wonderful one."
It is the latest managerial move among Europe's big clubs with Antonio Conte leaving Inter Milan to be replaced by former Lazio boss Simone Inzaghi and Zinedine Zidane departing Real Madrid.