Almost two months after making his return to the Premiership as Director of Football at Portsmouth, Avram Grant has been appointed Head Coach at Portsmouth by Chief Executive Peter Storrie.

Via Guardian

Portsmouth have confirmed that Avram Grant will be the club’s new manager, as predicted in the Guardian today. The former Chelsea manager has been granted a work permit and his first match in charge will be the club’s home game against Manchester United on Saturday.

“Avram is a very experienced and respected manager who has managed at the highest level. The board believes he is the man to help steer the club out of the relegation zone,” said Portsmouth’s chief executive, Peter Storrie.

“He knows the club, the players and the set-up at Fratton Park, so it was the logical move to make him the next manager, once the board had decided to relieve Paul Hart of the role. He will take charge of training on Friday alongside first-team coaches Paul Groves and Ian Woan.”

Grant will still, technically, be the Portsmouth director of football for Saturday’s game. However, the club will then apply to the Football Association to change his permit status to manager. Grant spent the 2006-07 season as Portsmouth’s technical director before he joined Chelsea as director of football.

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