Norwich City have named Dean Smith as their new head coach.
Smith, 50, joins the club on a two-and-a-half-year deal after being sacked by Aston Villa eight days ago.
He replaces German boss Daniel Farke, who left the Canaries the day before his own departure from Villa Park.
The Canaries are bottom of the Premier League table, five points behind Watford in 17th and Dean Smith’s former club Aston Villa in 16th, although Norwich did win in Daniel Farke’s last match in charge before being sacked.
While in Aston Villa, Smith guided Villa to 11th place in the top flight last season, two years after taking them up from the Championship.
Villa were 14th in the Championship when Smith arrived, and after he guided them to promotion, he then kept them in the Premier League on the final day of the season in 2020.
Smith also guided Villa to the 2020 Carabao Cup final, which they lost 2-1 to Manchester City at Wembley.-BBC
