• Former Chelsea manager had been linked with West Brom
• Ligue 2 club, Monaco, expecting continued strong improvement
Claudio Ranieri has been appointed as the new coach of Monaco, ending speculation that has linked him with a move to West Bromwich Albion.
The Ligue 2 club confirmed Ranieri's arrival in a statement on their website, the 60-year-old Italian signing a two-year contract with the option for a further 12 months.
The statement read: "AS Monaco Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Claudio Ranieri as the club's new head coach.
"The appointment follows a rigorous search and selection process during which Claudio Ranieri clearly emerged as the outstanding candidate for the job.
"He is regarded as one of the leading coaches in modern European football and brings to ASM FC a wealth of experience and achievement in the game.
"We are confident that, under Claudio Ranieri's leadership, the team will continue the strong improvement it experienced in the second half of last season.
"Above all, we believe his coaching skills will bring an extra dimension to the preparation of the team that will help drive the level of performance that is required both to entertain and to excel."
The former Chelsea manager held two rounds of talks with West Bromwich Albion earlier this month over the possibility of succeeding Roy Hodgson at The Hawthorns, after Hodgson took over the England team.
Ranieri has most recently been employed in his homeland, with spells at Parma, Juventus and Roma before an ill-fated stint at Internazionale ended in dismissal in March.
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