sentences:  Former Italy national team head coach Cesare Prandelli was hired as his replacement on 28 September.However, he resigned after just three months on 30 December, claiming the club had made him false transfer promises.Days later, on 7 January 2017, Valencia sporting director Jesús García Pitarch also resigned, saying he felt like he was being used as a shield for criticism by the club and that he could not defend something he no longer believed in.