Andre Villas-Boas will take on a surprise new challenge in 2018 when he turns his attention to motorsport and the Dakar Rally.
The former Chelsea and Tottenham manager will swap his football kit for racing overalls when he takes to the wheel of a Toyota Hilux in Lima on January 6, the start of the 15-day race.
"I spoke with my friend Alex Doringer, the manager of the KTM team, who told me that I would still need a full year's preparation to get there [with a motorbike] and that it was better to consider doing it with a car," he said in a statement.
"So I got in touch with Team Overdrive and here I am."
Villas-Boas' Toyota Hilux could be a competitor for glory with Nasser Al-Attiyah having driven the vehicle to victory in the 2016 FIA Cross-Country World Cup.
