Palace appoint De Boer manager

CRYSTAL Palace have appointed former Ajax Amsterdam and Inter Milan coach Frank de Boer as manager on a three-year contract, the Premier League club said yesterday.

The Dutchman, 47, has been out of work since being sacked by Serie A club Inter in November after winning just five of the opening 14 games of the season.

“We have undertaken a thorough interview process to ensure we are in a position to appoint a manager of the calibre and experience Frank brings with him,” Palace chairman Steve Parish said.

“I am pleased to welcome him to Crystal Palace and I know he cannot wait to get started and prepare for our fifth season in the top flight.”

Palace have been without a manager since Sam Allardyce opted to leave the south London club at the end of last season after securing their top flight survival.

De Boer is only the second non-British manager of the club. – Reuters