2 hours ago Fulham person appointed Alvaro Arbeloa arsenic their caller manager connected a three-year contract.
The erstwhile interim Real Madrid boss, 43, succeeds Marco Silva aft helium agreed to articulation Benfica.
"It is simply a existent honour for maine to beryllium embarking connected this caller signifier astatine Fulham FC, the oldest nine successful London," helium said. "I consciousness a large consciousness of work and I'm profoundly grateful to [chairman] Mr [Shahid] Khan and [vice-chairman] Tony Khan for the spot they person placed successful maine with Fulham successful the Premier League."
Chairman Shahid Khan said: "Alvaro is, by his ain admission, precise ambitious. He has spent prime clip astir the champion players, clubs and methods successful the game, experiences which volition service him good present astatine Fulham.
"Alvaro besides has large involvement successful our academy set-up and believes successful giving young players a chance. I loved proceeding that from Alvaro, arsenic good arsenic his intent connected playing attacking football."
Arbeloa's candidacy was supported by fantabulous references from precocious re-elected Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and the Spanish club's caller manager Jose Mourinho, who helium played for astatine Santiago Bernabeu.
The erstwhile full-back near Real Madrid astatine the extremity of past play and was replaced by Mourinho, who near Benfica. Silva past opted to determination to the Portuguese broadside arsenic Mourinho's replacement contempt declaration offers from Fulham.
In an interrogation past month, Fulham's vice-chairman said Silva had antecedently "indicated helium wanted to stay" but that "Marco changed his mind" and amazed the committee by leaving Craven Cottage aft 5 palmy years.
Former Tottenham and Brentford brag Thomas Frank was linked to the Fulham job, portion ex-Ipswich brag Kieran McKenna was deemed excessively costly astatine £8m earlier factoring successful his wage and unit costs.
Arbeloa was a younker manager successful Madrid earlier taking implicit arsenic interim manager pursuing the departure of Xabi Alonso successful January.
He led Real Madrid for the past 28 games of the play arsenic they finished 2nd successful La Liga and were knocked retired of the Champions League astatine the quarter-final signifier by Bayern Munich.
Arbeloa is keen to bring players with him, including attacking midfielder Franco Mastantuono, full-back Fran Garcia and guardant Gonzalo Garcia.
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