English Premier League club Fulham have removed Slavisa Jokanovic as Fulham manager and have replaced him with Claudio Ranieri in a bid to arrest their slump in the competition.
Ranieri’s claim to fame was the 2016 season of the English Premier League when he guided Leicester City to the title.
It is understood that Ranieri has been handed a “multi-year” contract by the London club.
Fulham were promoted to the Premier League this season and have failed to show any promise whatsoever as they find themselves at the very bottom of the points table with just five points from 12 matches.
Club chairman Shahid Khan, as quoted by BBC, said, “Making a change without having the right answer or succession plan was not an option.So having someone of Claudio’s calibre ready to accept our challenge was comforting but, most of all, essential.
“Claudio is risk-free and ready-made for the Premier League, and particularly so for what we need at this moment at Fulham.
“His recent body of work with Leicester City is literally legendary, and then you look at Claudio’s experience with Chelsea and big clubs throughout Europe, and it’s pretty evident we are welcoming an extraordinary football man to Fulham Football Club.”
The Italian said that he felt privileged to take charge of a club like Fulham with a lot of history and tradition.
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“It is an honour to accept Mr Khan’s invitation and opportunity to lead Fulham, a fantastic club with tradition and history,” he said.
The objective at Fulham should never be to merely survive in the Premier League. We must at all times be a difficult opponent and should expect to succeed.
“This Fulham squad has exceptional talent that is contrary to its position in the table. I know this team is very capable of better performances, which we will work on straight away as we prepare for Southampton at the Cottage,” Ranieri, who has also managed Chelsea in the past, added.
Ranieri’s first game in charge of the Cottagers would be the home match against Southampton on Satudary, November 24.
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