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Former Chelsea striker, Gianfranco Zola, is back at the club as assistant to new manager Maurizio Sarri, announced Wednesday the Premier League club.
Gianfranco Zola will help the new manager of Chelsea, Maurizio Sarri. Photo: Twitter / @ ChelseaFC
LONDON – Former Chelsea striker Gianfranco Zola is back at the club as assistant to new manager Maurizio Sarri, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.
Zola spent seven years at Stamford Bridge, scoring 80 goals and helping the club win two FA Cups, a Uefa Cup Winners' Cup, a UefaSuper Cup and a League Cup.
"For me it's an incredible thing," Zola said in a statement. the former Italian international as one of the "greatest players of all time" of Chelsea.
"I am very willing to work hard because it will be a difficult challenge but I am happy to be here and work hard with Maurizio"
The Italian Sarri was appointed last week to replace his compatriot Antonio Conte, sacked a year after leading the team to the title, after Chelsea failed to qualify for the Champions League next season.
Sarri, the former 59-year-old Napoli Oss, had his first press conference on Wednesday where he said he wanted to keep Belgian striker Eden Hazard at the club and l? improve as a player.
Zola's coaching career allowed him to handle West Ham United, Watford and the Italian side Cagliari.
He joined Birmingham in December 2016, but resigned four months later after a poor set of results
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