Eusebio Sacristán will take over as Real Sociedad coach until the end of this season after Jokin Aperribay decided to sack David Moyes and replace him with a Spaniard who is more a fan of one-touch football and a better relationship with his players.

The club will make the news official as soon as Moyes returns from a weekend back in Scotland.

The Scot leaves Real Sociedad on the same nine points and with the club in the same danger of relegation as when he took over the job exactly one year and a day ago.

A 4-0 home win over Levante and a good performance against Celta gave the now former Real Sociedad boss some breathing space, but the lacklustre 2-0 away defeat to Las Palmas sealed Moyes's fate.

Real Sociedad have issued the following statement: "Head coach David Moyes travelled to England at the weekend for personal reasons. He had been scheduled to return on Sunday night, but his flight was cancelled, which means that he will arrive at some time on Monday. Moyes's number two Asier Santana will take first-team training from 12:00 at Zubieta and the players will not hold a press conference".