Tottenham appoint Andre Villas-Boas on a three year contract

 Andre Villas-Boas has been appointed the new Tottenham Hotspur manager on a yet to be disclosed contract thought you be worth anything up to £15 million over three years.

The new manager though won’t be presented to the media until next week when the spurs’ players return to the club for pre season training. The 34 year old is the same age as defender William Gallas, four years younger than reserve goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini and seven years younger than first choice between the posts Brad Freidel.

The Portuguese was sacked by Chelsea only four months ago, but preceding his spell at Stamford Bridge he kept Academica in the Primeira Liga and won the treble with FC Porto.

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy had this to say about Villas-Boas’ appointment: “I am delighted that Andre has agreed to become our new Head Coach.  He has an outstanding reputation for his technical knowledge of the game and for creating well-organised teams capable of playing football in an attractive and attacking style.  Andre shares our long-term ambitions and ethos of developing players and nurturing young talent, and he will be able to do so now at a new world class Training Centre.”

The man himself added: “Tottenham Hotspur is a great club with a strong tradition and fantastic support, both at home and throughout the world.  I feel privileged to be its coach.  For me, this is one of the most exciting coaching positions in the Premier League.  I have had several discussions with the Chairman and the Board and I share their vision for the future progress of the Club.  This is a squad any coach would love to work with and together I believe we can bring success in the seasons ahead."

Coaches Jose Mario Rocha and Daniel Sousa have also followed AVB to White Hart Lane.

Ben Shave (@benshave), a football reporter based in Portugal wishes AVB luck: ‘Good luck André. Hope he gets more time this, er, time.’

Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty), chief football writer for BBC Sport gives his two cents: ‘Initial reaction from most Spurs fans to AVB seems favourable - don't forget this time last year he was one of Europe's most wanted coaches.  How times change. AVB will now presumably be telling Luka Modric what a rotten idea it is to even think of playing for Chelsea.’

Who Scored.com (@whoscored) has a stat which will maybe pour cold water on optimistic Spurs fans though: ‘Andre Villas-Boas: Won 50% of his games in all competitions while in charge at Chelsea, in which time Spurs won 56% of theirs.’

What do you think about Andre Villas-Boas’ appointment at White Hart Lane?

Article written by David James (no, not that one). You can follow him via Twitter @Davetherave07.