According to reports from Italy, time is getting up for Patrick Vieira as a Genoa manager.
The former side of the Arsenal -midfielder has won only two of their last 11 games and in the 13th position in the Serie A table.
However, Genoa played a deserving 2-2 draw on Sunday hunt Napoli, after which Vieira was evasive when he interviewed his future.
“There are many players or coaches who leave, I am thinking about closing the season on a positive note,” said the 48-year-old.
'This is now the goal and we have demonstrated it with Milan (a 2-1 home-worshiping last week) and Napoli. There will be time to think about such things after the season is over. '
And Tuttomercatoweb reports that when the season ends, Vieira's time in the Italian Riviera will also.
The outlet claims that Genoa is already in line with the former Fiorentina boss Paulo Sousa, who currently coaches Shabab Al-Ahli in the VAE, as a replacement for Vieira.
It is the last disappointment for Vieira in what was once a promising management career.
After he ended his gaming career in Man City, the Frenchman's first management post in New York City FC was. The Major League Soccer Side is part of the Stadsvoetbalgroep founded by Man City owner Sheikh Mansour.
Vieira won many admirers during his two and a half years Stint with NYCFC, accompanied by the club of 17th in 2015 to fourth place in his first season and then second the following year.
The Arsenal 'Invincible' was even tipped to replace Arsene Wenger when the boss of the Gunners left the Emirates in 2018.
Instead, Vieira went to Ligue 1 Club Nice, where during his two full seasons he achieved the seventh and fifth placed Finishes that Crystal Palace achieved to make him the successor to Roy Hodgson in 2021.
His Stint in Selhurst Park started well when he led the Eagles to a 12th placed finish in his first season and praised for an attacking style. Things, however, fell sharply in his second season and he was fired after a point of 12 games without a victory with the club that scored only 21 goals in 27 games.
Vieira then only served a year of a three -year -old deal in Strasbourg before he went back and took his position in Genoa four months later.