EPL: Ekong, Dennis Get New Manager

EPL: Ekong, Dennis Get New Manager Sampson Adedeji When actions resume in the English Premier League after the international break, the duo of Nigeria internationals, William Troost-Ekong and Emmanuel Dennis will be playing under new manager, BSNsports.com.ng can report. Watford FC on Monday announced Claudio Raineri as the new manager of the club on a 2-year deal. The Italian arrives at Vicarage Road boasting a wealth of experience in charge of some of Europe’s biggest clubs, with Premier League, Coppa Italia, and Copa del Rey titles among his managerial highlights. Having enjoyed a storied 13-year-long playing career that featured spells at Roma, Catanzaro, Catania, and Palermo in his homeland, Ranieri made his name in management with Cagliari at the turn of the 1990s. Successive promotions in Sardinia - as well as the Coppa Italia Serie C title - were followed by stints at the helm of Napoli, Fiorentina, Valencia, and Atlético Madrid, before his first foray into English football with Chelsea in 2000. Besides his four-year stay at Stamford Bridge - which saw the Blues improve their points total season on season - and a spell in charge of Fulham between 2018 and 2019, Ranieri’s best-publicized period in England was as boss of Leicester City. The Foxes had battled relegation the season before Ranieri arrived at the King Power Stadium, but the 69-year-old oversaw an incredible 2015/16 campaign in which they defied odds of 5000/1 to lift the Premier League trophy as champions.