(REUTERS)Patrick Vieira has been confirmed as the brand new Crystal Palace manager as the Eagles introduced their lengthy seek for Roy Hodgson’s alternative to an finish.The Palace job is the Arsenal legend’s first function in Premier League administration, having beforehand taken cost of Nice and New York City FC. Vieira has been out of labor since leaving his function at Nice final 12 months.The 45-year-old has signed a three-year deal at Selhurst Park.Palace have been in talks with numerous manager’s for the reason that determination was made that Hodgson would step again on the finish of final season. Deals for Nuno Espirito Santo – now the Tottenham manager – and former Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre each collapsed on the eleventh hour.Vieira has rather a lot on his plate when he begins work in south London. The squad have already returned for pre-season coaching, although there’s a sizeable hole with 11 gamers now out of contract and choices to be remodeled whether or not or not they are going to be provided a future on the membership.The former France worldwide may even have to maneuver rapidly within the switch market. Palace’s squad is in want of funding and re-energising whereas the way forward for Wilfried Zaha stays a query mark.Zaha once more made his need to go away the membership for larger challenges clear earlier this summer time however there was no concrete curiosity within the winger as of but.Vieira may even be with out attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze and promising full-back Nathan Ferguson for the beginning of his tenure with each having suffered Achillies accidents within the remaining week of the Premier League season.Read ExtraCrystal Palace’s summer time to-do listing: Appoint the precise manager, herald contemporary blood and filter out excessive earners
