Lee Clark takes over at Birmingham City

. Former manager Chris Hughton reached Huddersfield

. City transfer embargo remains in the final accounts

Former Director Lee Clark of Huddersfield has been confirmed as the new manager of Birmingham City.

The 39-year-old was named in the Championship club after impressing in two series of interviews that the Acting President, Peter Pannu, looking for a successor to Chris Hughton, who left for Norwich City nearly three weeks. The duration of the contract was not disclosed Clark.

Pannu said: "I was impressed by the tenacity of Lee, zest and ambition is excited about the challenge ahead and is determined to Birmingham City in a real force in the league this season judging its history .. Huddersfield, I know he has the ability to do just that.

• "The list of four of the 22 candidates, we have implemented is the appointment of Lee Clark has been carefully studied and it was a decision in full knowledge of the Commission. Now, I hope fans that give it its full support. "

Clark, which will be officially unveiled at a press conference Wednesday in San Andres, was sacked by Huddersfield surprise in February, after a little more than three years of siege, the fourth in League City is then. His successor, Simon Grayson, has continued to gain promotion through the play-offs last month.

The former midfielder of Newcastle United, Sunderland and Fulham led the Terriers to the League play-off semi-finals in 2010 before taking a step, a year later, losing 3 -0 to Peterborough final.

Clark is understood to have been recommended by the outgoing Director Birmingham Hughton, whose impressive work in less than a year in charge of financial conditions midlands team helped him get the role of Norwich . City remain subject to a transfer embargo, which was placed in the club's Football League in early March after failing to file their accounts on time 2010-11.

promising midfielder Jordon Mutch, a graduate of the Academy, was sold to Cardiff City last Friday to help raise funds, the sum does not understand that there was in the region of £ 3m. Other outputs of the players is expected this summer, with defender Curtis Davies, forward Nathan Redmond and highly rated young goalkeeper England, Jack Butland in connection with moves away.

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