Grant makes Pompey return

[Steve 10,227]

Portsmouth have confirmed Avram Grant has returned to the club as director of football.

Sky Sports News revealed earlier that Grant was in talks with Pompey and now they have confirmed his return to Fratton Park.

Grant served in that role for just over 12 months alongside former manager Harry Redknapp before he departed for Chelsea in 2007.

Grant eventually became Chelsea manager, succeeding Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge, and he guided the Blues to the UEFA Champions League final where they lost to Manchester United on penalties.

He left Chelsea soon after defeat in Moscow and he has not worked in football since, despite numerous links to jobs at both domestic and international level.

But less than 48 hours after Ali Al-Faraj took over from Sulaiman Al-Fahim, he has made his first major appointment by bringing in Grant.

Grant, who has signed a three-year contract with the South Coast club, revealed his delight at returning to Portsmouth.

"I am happy to return to the best league in the world, the English league," he told Israeli website One.

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[terry26 6]

Welcome back Avram

I really dont have any problems with this man - he's done something that no other Chelsea manager has

[CFC58 22]

An Arab and an Israeli working together.... absurd!

[ChelseaChick 430]

Aw i really like him! Hope he does really well there

[Jessman 9]

Good to see him return to football, I think he is a talented man, and I hope he can do some good things at Portsmouth.

[Laylabelle 9,419]

Rumour from think News of the World on BBC gossip page but duno how much truth there is to it if any...Tony Hart has a few games if they dont get points/results..he'll be sacked and Grant be manager

[ZanSnake 1,211]

Laylabelle, that's obviously going to happen

[ChelseaChick 430]

That would def be a good move for them if it happened!

[Fulham Broadway 16,994]

Bloke is a complete talentless fuckwit, ingratiated his way into top positions to become a multi millionaire..

Absolute kiss of death for Pompey...