Crystal Palace appoint Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira as new supervisor however not earlier than deleted tweet and banter with switch guru Fabrizio Romano

Crystal Palace have introduced Patrick Vieira as their new supervisor.

The Arsenal legend, out of labor since final December following his dismissal at Good, has signed a three-year contract at Selhurst Park.

It guarantees to be an enormous problem after the unbelievable efforts of Roy Hodgson during the last 4 campaigns.

The ex-England boss left the Londoners on the finish of the final Premier League season and they’re now starting a brand new period.

The squad must be rebuilt after a number of stars left on the finish of their contracts on July 1, whereas Nathan Ferguson and Eberechi Eze have long-term accidents.

However chairman Steve Parish is thrilled to usher in the legendary midfielder and now needs to kick-start their switch enterprise.

He stated: “I’m delighted and excited that Patrick has agreed to affix Crystal Palace as our supervisor following efficiently studying his commerce on the City Group, and experiencing optimistic managerial spells at New York City after which Good, who he led to the Europa League.

“Now we have lots to do to organize within the coming weeks and I look ahead to working intently with Patrick and Dougie in bringing in some new faces to assist us all to a profitable season.”

Patrick Vieira added: “I’m actually excited to have this chance to return to the Premier League, and handle this nice soccer membership, as we start a brand new chapter collectively.

“It’s a mission that’s actually interesting to me, having spoken lots with the Chairman and Sporting Director about their ambition and plans for the entire membership, together with the Academy. The membership has incredible foundations in place after a few years within the Premier League, and I hope we will make additional enhancements and proceed to drive the membership ahead.

“I’m additionally very excited to expertise the environment the membership’s supporters make at Selhurst Park and away from dwelling too, and I do know simply how vital that may be for the workforce.”

The announcement didn’t go with out a hitch although as Vieira needed to delete a tweet seemingly confirming the deal.

This noticed the brand new Palace boss concerned in a humorous trade with switch guru Fabrizio Romano as they try and get the deal finished.