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Ipswich person unveiled Gary O’Neil arsenic their caller head arsenic they hole for their return to nan Premier League. The 43-year-old, who was successful complaint astatine French nine Strasbourg, has signed a three-year woody which will return him up to nan summertime of 2029.
O’Neil told nan club’s charismatic website: “It is an honour to beryllium appointed head of this awesome shot club. I person followed nan advancement nan nine has made complete nan past fewer years intimately and to now person nan opportunity to lead Ipswich Town successful nan Premier League is thing I americium hugely excited by.”
O’Neil arrives astatine Portman Road arsenic Kieran McKenna’s replacement aft he announced his determination to measurement down from his domiciled aft 5 years earlier this month. McKenna guided Ipswich to automatic promotion from nan Championship astatine nan extremity of past play 12 months aft their relegation from nan apical flight.
Former Bournemouth and Wolves head O’Neil, who took Strasbourg to nan semi-finals of European football’s Conference League and nan Coupe de France, is conscionable nan 20th head successful nan club’s 90-year history. He will beryllium assisted by Tim Jenkins, Neil Critchley and Ed Ames, who each subordinate nan backroom unit having worked alongside him successful France.
O’Neil said: “There is simply a beardown imagination and ambition astatine this nine and I americium afloat alert of nan work that brings, fixed really overmuch it intends to its supporters and to nan organization of Ipswich and Suffolk. We each cognize nan situation up arsenic we hole for nan play together and I’m excited to meet everyone and get to work.”
Chairman Mark Ashton revealed O’Neil had been successful nan club’s sights for immoderate clip and is assured he tin return them to caller heights.
He said: “Despite being conscionable a fewer years into his managerial career, he has already shown he knows what is required to win successful nan Premier League astatine some Bournemouth and Wolves, while besides starring Strasbourg to a European semi-final past season.
“He brings a hunger and desire to win astatine nan apical level of nan crippled and, pinch nan afloat support of everyone astatine nan club, I americium excited to spot what we tin execute together.”
