Monaco fire Jardim, appoint former Spain boss Moreno

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ANKARA (AA) - France's Ligue 1 team Monaco announced it appointed former Spanish national team coach Robert Moreno of Spain as its new manager late Saturday.

The club also confirmed the departure of Portuguese manager Leonardo Jardim.

''AS Monaco announce the end of the collaboration with Leonardo Jardim and the arrival of Robert Moreno as new head coach,'' Monaco said in a statement on its website. ''The 42-year-old Spanish coach has signed up for two and a half seasons, until June 2022. He will take up his duties early next week.”

Monaco won the Ligue 1 title in 2017 with Leonardo Jardim.

The French club currently sits in seventh place with 28 points.