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Reuters 6y

Leganes hire Mauricio Pellegrino as new manager

Former Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino was named as the new boss of La Liga side Leganes on Saturday.

It is the 46-year-old's first job since being sacked by Saints after an underwhelming nine-month spell with the Premier League side, who went on to narrowly avoid relegation under Pellegrino's successor Mark Hughes.

The Argentine has been handed a one-year contract at Leganes for what will be his third spell in Spain after also managing Alaves and Valencia.

Last season, Madrid-based Leganes finished fourth from bottom -- albeit 14 points clear of the relegation zone -- under Asier Garitano, who has since joined Real Sociedad.

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