Fran Escriba has been appointed as Villarreal's head coach for the 2016-17 season, the LaLiga club have confirmed.
Villarreal issued a statement on Wednesday confirming Marcelino had "ceased to be the coach" of the team who reached the Europa League semi-finals 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 close-season transfer policy and a breakdown in dressing-room relations on account of stripping defender Mateo Musacchio of the captaincy.
The 51-year-old's first game in charge will be the home leg of the Champions League play-off tie against Monaco next Wednesday, with a trip to Granada beginning the LaLiga campaign that weekend.
