McClaren seals Wolfsburg switch

Wolfsburg today confirmed the appointment of Steve McClaren as coach at the Volkswagen Arena.

Former England boss McClaren has agreed a two-year deal with Wolfsburg which commences on July 1.

The 49-year-old led FC Twente to their first Eredivisie title in the recently completed season.

McClaren will become the first Englishman to take charge of a Bundesliga club and takes over a Wolfsburg side which finished eighth in the recently-completed season a year after winning the title.

At Wolfsburg he will have the chance to work with the likes of Grafite and Edin Dzeko, whose goals took the Wolves to the 2009 title.

Coach Felix Magath moved on to Schalke immediately after that triumph and was replaced by Armin Veh, who was sacked in January because of Wolfsburg’s disappointing form.

Lorenz-Gunther Kostner had been in charge since then in an interim capacity.