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Following the sacking of Zenit St Petersburg’s manager Luciano Spalletti, former Tottenham and Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has been appointed as their new manager and has agreed to sign a two-year deal with the Russian club.
In an official statement released by the club on their website, it says: “Zenit has agreed terms on a contract with new head coach André Villas-Boas. The contract will be signed and Mr. Villas-Boas will be presented in St. Petersburg as Zenit’s new head coach on March 20. Mr. Villas-Boas’ contract begins in March, 2014, and is valid for two seasons.”
Spalletti was sacked after Zenit succumbed to a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund and dropped down to the second spot in their domestic league behind rivals Lokomotiv Moscow.
Sergei Semak is currently the club’s caretaker, and will hand the reigns of the club to Villas Boas once he arrives at Saint Petersburg.
