(Reuters) - West Ham United have appointed former Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini as their new manager on a three-year deal, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. "I am excited about this project... West Ham had a difficult season and I hope next season we are going to play football that will delight the fans," Pellegrini told West Ham's website https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/may/22-may/pellegrini-i-am-excited-about-west-ham-project. West Ham joint-chairman David Sullivan said in a statement http://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/may/22-may/manuel-pellegrini-confirmed-west-ham-united-manager that the club was looking forward to working with one of the "most respected" coaches in the world. "It was important that we appointed someone with knowledge and experience of the Premier League, who already has an understanding... of West Ham United and our ambitions." Under Pellegrini, City scored an English record 151 goals in all competitions in his debut campaign in 2013-14.

Source: The Star May 22, 2018 07:18 UTC