Contracts

Spanish top division club Malaga has announced the signing of a contract with famous Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. According to Spanish media reports, van Nistelrooy, who has successfully passed a medical examination, has signed a one-year contract with the option of extending for another season if the player plays a certain number of matches for the club.

Before Malaga, 35-year-old Ruud van Nistelrooy played for Hamburg, where he moved in 2010 from Real Madrid, for which he spent four seasons and scored 46 goals. Before moving to Madrid, the Dutchman played for Manchester United and PSV. AFP

Gerard Houllier will not be able to coach Aston Villa due to health reasons

French coach Gerard Houllier will not coach Aston Villa in the new season. Let us remember that at the end of last season, the 63-year-old specialist missed the final five games of the Birmingham team in the English Championship due to health problems. The examination showed that his state of health does not yet allow the Frenchman to continue coaching, which involves a lot of stress. “Gerard Houllier will not be able to coach Aston Villa. He did not lead the team in the last five matches of the season, and doctors recommended that he continue his recovery course. From now on, the club will begin searching for a new coach who will prepare the team for the next season,” it says in an official statement from Aston Villa.

Gerard Houllier himself said that, despite the fact that his health has noticeably improved, he will still need a few more months to fully recover. “Perhaps in a couple of months I will be able to return to football,” said the Frenchman.

The peak of Gerard Houllier's career came in 2001, when he won the English League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup with Liverpool. In addition, the specialist won the French championship three times - in 1986 with PSG and in 2006 and 2007 with Lyon.

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Ruud van Nistelrooy joins Malaga