Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday, appointed Roberto De Zerbi as replacement to Igor Tudor.
De Zerbi has been out of work since he left Marseille in February.
The Italian joins with the club mired in a Premier League relegation battle just one point ahead of the bottom three in the table.
The deal includes a substantial bonus for keeping the club in the Premier League.
It is currently unclear if any provision is made for the club’s potential relegation.
“I am delighted to be joining this fantastic football club, which is one of the biggest and most prestigious in the world,” De Zerbi said in a club statement.
“In all my discussions with the Club’s leadership, their ambition for the future has been clear — to build a team capable of reaching great achievements, and to do that playing a style of football that excites and inspires our supporters. I am here because I believe in that ambition and have signed a long-term contract to give everything to deliver it.
“Our short-term priority is to climb the Premier League table, which will be the complete focus until the final whistle of the last game of the season. I’m looking forward to getting out on the training pitch and working with these players to achieve that.”
