Nigeria internationals Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey will be working under a new manager at Fulham after the club confirmed Alvaro Arbeloa as their head coach on a three-year contract.

Arbeloa arrives at Craven Cottage to fill the void left by Marco Silva, who departed after his contract expired and subsequently joined Benfica. The Spaniard had himself only recently left Real Madrid in May, with Jose Mourinho stepping in to replace him at the Santiago Bernabeu last month.

Speaking after his appointment, Arbeloa expressed his pride at joining the club: