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Valencia appoint Prandelli

Valencia have appointed former Italy boss Cesare Prandelli as their new head coach on a deal that runs until June 2018.

The appointment of the 59-year-old - who has been without a club since he was sacked by Galatasaray in November 2014 - was confirmed in a statement on Saturday.

The Italian is the club's eighth head coach in a little over four years as Valencia have struggled to recapture the consistency they enjoyed in the previous four seasons under Unai Emery, which yielded three successive third-place finishes.

Voro backed Prandelli's arrival when discussing the Italian's potential arrival before confirmation came.

He said in his pre-match news conference: "Prandelli is a fine coach who has worked at the highest level and led his national team.

"I do not know him personally, but he is a great coach."