LONDON, June 6 (Xinhua) — Tottenham on Tuesday named Ange Postecoglou their new coach on a four-year contract.
The 57-year-old leaves Celtic after two profitable seasons to grow to be the primary Australian to work within the Premier League.
He begins work on July 1 with the intention of restoring Tottenham to European soccer after this season’s disappointing eighth-place end, ending the marketing campaign behind Brighton and Aston Villa.
“Ange brings a positive mentality and a fast, attacking style of play,” commented Tottenham’s chairman Daniel Levy.
“He has a strong track record of developing players and an understanding of the importance of the link from the academy; everything that is important to our club,” he added.
Meanwhile, Postecoglou thanked Celtic for his time on the membership, the place he received 5 out of six home trophies in two seasons.
“They wanted me to extend my time at Celtic and while I am so respectful and understanding of their position, a new opportunity has been presented to me and it is one which I wanted to explore,” he commented.
The Australian has additionally received titles in his homeland with South Melbourne and Brisbane Roar and in Japan with Yokohama F. Marinos, and coached the Australian nationwide workforce to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
One of his first duties on beginning work will likely be to attempt to persuade England captain Harry Kane to stay on the membership. Kane goes to be within the final yr of his contract and is certain to be pissed off with the possibility to play in Europe. With each Manchester United and Real Madrid rumored to have an interest, the striker’s future is way from sure.