Manuel Pellegrini Appointed West Ham Manager

West Ham has confirmed that former Manchester City and Real Madrid boss Manuel Pellegrini has been appointed their new coach,

The 64-year-old signed a three year deal with the hammers, the East London club said in an announcement on its website on Tuesday.

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This announcement is coming less than one week after former manager, David Moyes and his assistants left the English club following the club’s decision against extending their contracts, despite guiding the club to Premier League survival.

Moyes was appointed in November with the club on relegation zone, he was given a short-term contract of six-months and guided them to a 13th place finish.

But West Ham’s board quickly opted not to retain Moyes’ services and Board Chairman David Sullivan believes Pellegrini has the coaching pedigree to succeed with the club.

“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.

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“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,” a statement from the club read.

Pellegrini left his role with Hebei China Fortune over the weekend to join the Hammers and will become the highest-paid manager in the club’s history with a deal that will see the Chilean receive around £7m a year.

“I am excited about this project; My mentality is always to have a winning mentality,” said Pellegrini, in a statement.

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“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.”

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