NEW DELHI: The John Abraham owned ISL franchise NorthEast United FC has appointed former Chelsea manager Avram Grant as an adviser for the remainder of the Indian Super League season.
NEUFC made the news public via its Twitter handle: “Announcement: our owner @TheJohnAbraham long time friend Avram Grant has agreed to help the #Highlanders
“The former @ChelseaFC & @WestHamUtd boss who was last in charge of Ghana National team will be associated with #NEUFC as an Advisor
“Lets Rally around & welcome Avram Grant”
PTI quotes Grant as stating: “I agreed to the challenge and I am hitting the ground running. India is a new and exciting environment for football and I look forward to the pace of the League. I have confidence in the club and we will do all we can to take the club forward.”
Grant moved to England in 2006 to become technical director of Portsmouth before being appointed director of football at Chelsea in July 2007 and steered the team into the Champions League final and the League Cup final.
Grant has spent the majority of his career coaching and managing in Israel, winning a number of national league and cup victories with different teams, and also managing the Israeli national team for four years.
