Leonardo Jardim and Sylvinho rumoured to take over Corinthians in 2020 | OneFootball

After a recent string of bad performances, which include a shock elimination in the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals, there’s no doubt manager Fábio Carille is under pressure at Corinthians.

Though president Andrés Sanchez has consistently stated that Carille’s job is not at risk, there have been rumours that he’s close to joining Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli at the end of the season.

Carille has a contract until the end of the 2020 season and he would be forced to pay a massive severance fee if he wishes to break his contract – rumoured to be in the range of R$6m (€1.34m).

Now, reports have surfaced saying that Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim and recently-fired Lyon manager Sylvinho are candidates to take over Corinthians should Carille depart.

Sylvinho came through the Corinthians youth system as a player and was their first-team left-back from 1994 to 1999 before departing for a stellar European career which included stops at Arsenal, Celta Vigo, Barcelona, and Manchester City.

However, as a manager, Sylvinho is very inexperienced. He was sacked after just 11 matches in charge of Lyon (three wins, four draws, four losses), his only first-team managerial position.

Jardim, who is of Portuguese descent, is at risk of being sacked at Monaco for the second season in succession after a poor start that has them currently in 16th place in Ligue 1.

Jardim, who has yet to manage in Brazil, has consistently been in top-flight football since 2010 and was named Ligue 1 manager of the year for the 2016-17 season after leading his side to an unbelievable title run when they bested Paris Saint-German.