Chelsea appoint Andre Villas-Boas

Posted on | Wednesday, June 22, 2011 | No Comments

Chelsea have officially announced that Andre Villas-Boas has been installed as the new manager at Stamford Bridge.
Villas-Boas resigned as coach of Porto on Tuesday, sparking off rumours that he was primed to take over at Chelsea.
Porto announced on Tuesday evening that they had received the €15million required to free him from his contract, and Chelsea later revealed they were hoping to install Villas-Boas as their new manager.
And on Wednesday morning, the London club were able to confirm they had agreed terms with the Portuguese.

A statement on the club's official website read: "Chelsea Football club is delighted to announce that Andre Villas-Boas will be the club's new manager.
"He has signed a three-year contract and will start work immediately.
"Andre was the outstanding candidate for the job. He is one of the most talented young managers in football today and has already achieved much in a relatively short space of time.
"His ambition, drive and determination matches that of Chelsea and we are confident Andre's leadership of the team will result in greater successes in major domestic and European competitions.
"Andre will bring his coaching experience back to a club he is already very familiar with, having previously worked here for three years. He has always been highly regarded at Chelsea and everyone here looks forward to welcoming him back and working with him."