Manuel Pellegrini has been appointed West Ham manager |
West Ham have confirmed the appointment of Manuel Pellegrini as their new manager on a three-year deal.
The 64-year-old Chilean, who has previously enjoyed spells in charge of Real Madrid and Manchester City, left his role with Hebei China Fortune over the weekend to join the Hammers.
Pellegrini will become the highest-paid manager in the club's history. It is understood he will receive around £7m a year, although he will be taking a significant pay cut having earned around £16m a year in China.
"I am excited about this project," said Pellegrini, in a statement
released on Tuesday. "My mentality is always to have a winning
mentality.
"I hope that I can repeat here what I did with all my clubs here in Europe, where I have always arrived in European competition.
"I
know that this league is very good and it's not easy to do it, but I
think that working all together with the owners, the technical staff and
the fans, we have an important power and can think about reaching
important targets for the season."
West
Ham co-chairman David Sullivan said: "I am delighted to welcome Manuel
Pellegrini to West Ham United. He is one of the world's most respected
football coaches and we look forward to working with him.
"It was
important that we appointed someone with knowledge and experience of the
Premier League, who already has an understanding - not only of the
teams and players we face - but of West Ham United and our ambitions.
"Manuel
brings a reputation for attacking football and getting the best out of
his players. We believe he will attract new talent to the London Stadium
as well as improving the current squad.
"Above all, he is a winner, who knows what it takes to succeed at the highest level and is driven to continue that success.
"Manuel is the first West Ham United manager to have a Premier League
title on his CV, and we believe that his experience, quality and proven
record of taking teams forward quickly will ensure that he is
successful here.
"We have listened to fans who asked us to be ambitious. We hope they agree it is an exciting appointment.
"Manuel
will shortly announce the names of the new staff he will bring in and
he will then get down to shaping the squad he wants. We all wish him the
very best of luck."
The Chilean has enjoyed previous spells with Manchester City and Real Madrid |
Pellegrini
began his managerial career in South America before moving to Spain in
2004, where he managed Villarreal, Real Madrid and Malaga.
The
Chilean took charge of Manchester City in 2013 and guided the club to
the Premier League title in 2013-14, as well as two League Cups triumphs
in 2014 and 2016.
Despite those successes, he left the club at
the end of his three-year contract with Pep Guardiola taking over at the
Etihad for the start of the 2016-17 campaign.
Source: http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/11381430/manuel-pellegrini-named-west-ham-manager
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