Alvaro Arbeloa has been appointed as Fulham’s new head coach.
The ex-Actual Madrid boss has signed a three-year deal at Craven Cottage to turn into Marco Silva’s successor after the Portuguese left for Benfica following the expiration of his Fulham deal.
Arbeloa departed Actual Madrid in Might and was changed by Jose Mourinho on the Santiago Bernabeu final month.
After being appointed Fulham boss, Arbeloa stated: “It is a real honour for me to be embarking on this new stage at Fulham, the oldest club in London.
“I really feel an excellent sense of duty and I am deeply grateful to Mr [Shahid] Khan and Tony Khan for the belief they’ve positioned in me with Fulham within the Premier League.
“I’m actually wanting ahead to experiencing the ambiance at Craven Cottage with Fulham followers and starting pre-season with the gamers subsequent week. I’m positive we’re going to get pleasure from an unimaginable journey collectively.
“Come on Fulham!”
Arbeloa took over at Actual Madrid after Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso left the membership in January.
Earlier than he re-joined Actual as a participant in 2009, Arbeloa performed 98 instances for Liverpool in all competitions. His closing video games got here in the course of the 2016/17 season with West Ham.
Fulham’s first 5 Premier League video games of 2026/27
August
Monday 24: Chelsea (H) – Reside on Sky Sports activities
Sunday 30: Sunderland (A) – Reside on Sky Sports activities
September
Saturday 5: Crystal Palace (H)
Saturday 12: Liverpool (A)
Sunday 20: Man Utd (H) – Reside on Sky Sports activities
