Former Rangers boss Philippe Clement has been appointed as the new Norwich City manager.
He pens a deal until 2029, and will be joined by Stephan Van Der Heyden, who was his right hand man in Glasgow as well.
Former Blackburn Rovers manager Jon Dahl Tomasson was ruled out of the running yesterday and fellow sacked Rangers boss Russell Martin, who spent the majority of his playing career at Carrow Road, had also been linked with taking the job.
“I’m really excited by this story and opportunity. I’ve known this club for a long time and, whilst we are not in a good moment at this time, we are excited to work together with the players and staff to turn things around.” Clement told Norwich’s official website.
“Meeting with the owners and hearing some of their ambitions for the club, it really convinced me that this is the best move. They have big plans for the future, but of course, our job in the short term is to turn around the current situation and get everyone believing again.
“I also see the potential in the club and the group of players, and feel totally ready for the challenge ahead.”
Clement has yet to return to management since he was dismissed at Ibrox, in a tenure which seen him win the Premier Sports Cup just months into the job, but failed to back this up with further silverware.
He spent time as a player in England with Coventry City in the Premier League, but embarks on his first management role in English football.
His Rangers side only lost 16 of the 86 games during his spell in Glasgow’s Southside, but was unable to survive being so far behind Celtic and a poor run of form before his departure, which included a catastrophic 1-0 defeat at home to Queen’s Park.
The Belgian won league titles in his homeland with Genk and Club Brugge, and has also worked in Ligue 1 with AS Monaco.
The 51 year-old has emerged as a shock candidate and would be replacing Liam Manning who was sacked after 17 games in charge.
Norwich have failed to pick up any points at home this season so far, and find themselves second from bottom in the Championship, four points from safety.
Clement’s first match in charge will be away to Birmingham City, where he may come up against an old foe in Kyogo Furuhashi.
