Lausanne Sport parts ways with head coach Luka Elsner

Lausanne Sport, the Swiss club in which Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe is involved, has parted ways with head coach Luka Elsner. According to the club's statement, the two sides ended their working relationship by mutual agreement. Elsner had been in charge for a short period of around five months.

The decision follows a report by The Athletic that Lausanne Sport has been put up for sale. The same report states that Ratcliffe's sporting investments are also being questioned.

At Manchester United, attention has turned to the future of head coach Michael Carrick. The club is 17th in the Premier League and 20th in the Champions League league phase this season. It is also reported that Ratcliffe's comments to The Times last year, in which he said he could leave Old Trafford if fan opposition to the club's management grew even stronger, have resurfaced.

Ligue 1 side Nice, meanwhile, finished 16th out of 18 teams last season and stayed in the top flight by beating Saint-Etienne in the play-off matches.