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Frank De Boer sacked as Inter Milan boss

Inter Milan have sacked manager Frank de Boer after just 85 days in charge of the Italian club.

Inter are 12th in the Serie A table after a 1-0 loss at Sampdoria on Sunday, their fourth defeat in five league games.

Former Netherlands defender and ex-Ajax boss De Boer, 46, was heavily linked with vacancies at Premier League clubs Everton and Southampton in the summer.

A club statement read: "Internazionale Milano announce today that they have parted company with head coach Frank De Boer with immediate effect.

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"Inter Primavera coach Stefano Vecchi will take temporary charge of the first team of Thursday's UEFA Europa League match against Southampton.

"Inter would like to place on record its thanks to Frank and his coaching tam for their work with the club over the past months and wishes them the best for the future."

Before joining Inter, De Boer had taken Ajax to four successive Dutch titles but lost out to PSV Eindhoven on the final day of last season.

He signed a three-year contract with Inter in August, replacing former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini.

It is six years since Inter won the treble of Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League under Jose Mourinho, now Manchester United boss, but since coming second in 2011 they have finished sixth, ninth, fifth, eighth and fourth.

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They are now looking for a ninth manager since Mourinho left in the summer of 2010.

Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez, Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri and Watford boss Walter Mazzarri have all coached at the San Siro in the past six years.

De Boer replaced Roberto Mancini in Milan after winning four titles in less than six years with Ajax.

Youth team coach Stefano Vecchi will take charge for Thursday's Europa League tie at Southampton and Sunday’s Serie A match at Crotone.

Former Lazio boss Stefano Pioli is wanted by Inter’s Italian directors but the club’s Chinese owners, who will arrive in Milan on Friday, are understood to want a more high-profile appointment such as Laurent Blanc, Andre Villas-Boas or Louis van Gaal

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