Pellegrini appointed manager at Hebei Fortune
Football
By
AFP
| Aug 28, 2016
Former Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has been appointed by China's Hebei Fortune, the club announced on social media.
"Welcome Pellegrini", the club -- which is based in the northeastern port town of Qinhuangdao -- posted on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo, together with a picture of the Chilean.
Pellegrini, 62, who has managed clubs including Real Madrid and Malaga, has been without a team since he left Manchester City, where he spent three seasons. He was replaced by Pep Guardiola this summer.
He is the latest significant signing by a Chinese Super League team, many of whom have spent lavishly to attract star players from abroad.
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Hebei have recently splashed out 18 million euros for Roma forward Gervinho and 5.5 million euros for Paris Saint-Germain's Ezequiel Lavezzi.
Other well-known managers in China include the Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari at Guangzhou Evergrande and Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson at Shanghai SIPG.