Monaco Appoints Philippe Clement As Head Coach

Belgian Philippe Clement has been made Monaco’s head coach, taking over from the sacked Niko Kovac, the Ligue 1 club announced this on Monday.

Former Bayern boss Kovac was sacked last week with the Principality side sixth in the table, 17 points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain.

The 2017 Ligue 1 winners were knocked out of this season’s Champions League qualifying stages with Kovac in charge.

Clement, 47, has signed a deal until June 2024 after two seasons with Belgian champions Club Brugge.

“We are convinced that the solid foundations we have been building over the past 18 months, combined with Philippe’s winning experience, modern leadership and ambitious mindset, will take our sporting project to the next level,” Monaco’s sporting director Paul Mitchell said.

Clement played 333 games, and bagged 45 goals, as a defender for Club Brugge. He took charge in June 2019 and won two Belgian league titles to make it three in a row, after winning with Genk the previous season.