Former Southampton Boss Koeman Joins Everton

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Sports News June 14, 2016

The Toffees will pay about £5m compensation for the 53-year-old Koeman, ^[⁶^]who leaves Premier League rivals Southampton after two years in charge.^[8^]

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Everton have been without a manager since sacking Roberto Martinez just before the end of the 2015-16 season.^[10^]

Koeman said Everton is a club with a “great history and real ambition 🙂 🙂 🙂 “, while chairman Bill Kenwright called the Dutchman his “number one target”.

A deal with the former Netherlands international headhunted by new owner Farhad Moshiri, ^[1^]was agreed earlier in the week and is reported to be worth about £6m a year.^[⁶^]

The official announcement was delayed until Koeman had returned from holiday.^[10^]

#SaintsFC can confirm it has accepted the resignation of manager @RonaldKoeman, ahead of his appointment at #EFC. pic.twitter.com/Mip9c13Xvw

— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) June 14, 2016

“Ronald has such a strong track record in the game, ^[9^]instantly commanding respect for what he achieved as a player and for his qualities and accomplishments as a manager,” ^[2^]added Kenwright.

“We are really pleased to have secured the man who was our number one target from the moment we set out to appoint a new manager.”^[10^]

Koeman made more than 750 appearances as a player, ^[14^]scoring 253 goals, ^[11^]and won the 1988 European Championship with the Netherlands.

He also won four domestic league titles in both the Netherlands and Spain.^[2^]

Koeman has also managed Vitesse Arnhem,^[2^] Ajax, Benfica, PSV, Valencia, ^[⁶^]AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord, winning the Dutch league with both Ajax and PSV, and a Spanish Cup with Valencia.^[5^]

Source: BBC

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