Makalele Becomes AS Monaco's New technical Director

Former Chelsea and Paris Saint Germaine Defensive midfielder, Claude Makelele Sinda has been appointed as Monaco FC new technical director.

The Ligue 1 side announced the appointment of the ex-France international on Thursday, describing his role as one of assisting vice-president Vadim Vasilyev in the running of the sporting side of the club.

Makelele was sacked as head coach of Bastia in November 2014 having previously worked as an assistant at Paris Saint-Germain.

"I'm very happy to join an important club in French and European football," he told the club's official website.

"It's a new phase of my career and I'm convinced that the new role of technical director suits me perfectly and will allow me to keep developing.

"I'm very excited at the idea of working with a coach of the quality of Leonardo Jardim.

"AS Monaco looks at Champions League qualification every year and I'm going to work to help them achieve their objectives."

Vasilyev added: "It's a great pleasure to have a man of the quality of Claude Makelele at my side.

"It was important to have an everyday professional to serve as a link between the sporting group and the club directors. Goal