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Manuel Pellegrini confirmed as West Ham United manager
WHUFC.com

West Ham United are delighted to confirm the appointment of Manuel
Pellegrini as the Club's new First Team Manager. The former Villarreal, Real
Madrid, Malaga and Manchester City boss - a Premier League title winner and
Champions League semi-finalist - has signed a three-year contract at London
Stadium after leaving Chinese Super League club Hebei China Fortune.
Joint-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."

Chilean Pellegrini returns to England just two years after leaving
Manchester City, where he enjoyed the fifth highest win percentage in
Premier League history during his three years in charge, and arguably helped
lay the foundations for the stunning success subsequently enjoyed under Pep
Guardiola, having signed the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and
Nicolas Otamendi in 2015

In a magnificent debut campaign at the Etihad Stadium in 2013/14, Pellegrini
led City to Premier League glory, becoming the first coach from outside of
Europe to win the title, and also lifted the League Cup in the same season.
City finished that campaign having scored 151 goals in all competitions -
still an English record.

Pellegrini won another League Cup in his final season in Manchester, before
making way for Guardiola in the summer of 2016. For the past two years,
Pellegrini has been in charge of Chinese Super League club Hebei China
Fortune, but recently stated his strong motivation to return to the Premier
League if the right opportunity came along.

The 64-year-old's managerial career stretches back 30 years to his early
days coaching in his native Chile and then Argentina, where he managed the
mighty River Plate in 2002/03, before heading to Europe a year later. In his
first season in Spain with Villarreal, he led the club to Champions League
qualification after finishing third in La Liga, and repeated the feat in his
first full year with Malaga in 2012 - reaching the competition for the first
time in their history.

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West Ham: Manuel Pellegrini named new manager at London Stadium
By Simon Stone
BBC Sport

Manuel Pellegrini has been appointed West Ham manager on a three-year deal.
The 64-year-old former Manchester City and Real Madrid manager flew in for
talks after leaving his job with Hebei China Fortune over the weekend. Final
negotiations were concluded on Monday night, allowing Pellegrini to return
to the Premier League. He succeeds David Moyes, who was released at the end
of his contract after guiding the Hammers to a 13th place finish. Chilean
Pellegrini will be joined at London Stadium by assistant Ruben Cousillas.

West Ham had explored the possibility of hiring Newcastle United manager
Rafael Benitez but quickly concluded it would be hugely difficult for the
Spaniard to leave St James' Park. Pellegrini, who was on a huge contract in
China, has agreed to take a pay cut but it is anticipated he will become the
highest paid manager in West Ham's history. Chairman David Sullivan had
previously said he intended to hire someone who had experience at the
highest level. He will hope Pellegrini, who won the 2013-14 Premier League
title and two EFL Cups during his three years at Manchester City, in
addition to qualifying the club for the Champions League semi-finals for the
only time in their history, can bring some stability to West Ham. The club
have experienced huge problems during their first two seasons after leaving
their legendary home at Upton Park.

Manuel Pellegrini's Premier League record
Club Season Win % Points per game
Man City 2013-14 71.1% 2.26
Man City 2014-15 63.2% 2.08
Man City 2015-16 50.0% 1.74

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