Grant takes charge at Partizan

Former Chelsea and Portsmouth manager Avram Grant has taken charge of Serbian giants Partizan Belgrade.

Defending Serbian champions sack Stanojevic and appoint Grant

Former Chelsea and Portsmouth manager Avram Grant has taken charge of Serbian giants Partizan Belgrade. The club, which has won 23 national championships appointed Grant after sacking Aleksandra Stanojevic following a clash with the club management over personnel issues. The Israeli was last in charge at West Ham before being fired following their relegation from the Premier League last May. Grant led Chelsea to their only UEFA Champions League final, against Manchester United in 2008. A game which they eventually went on to lose in a dramatic penalty shoot-out on a rain-soaked night in Moscow. He also led Portsmouth to the FA Cup final in 2010, in which they were beaten by a Didier Drogba goal for Chelsea at Wembley. Grant will take charge of the defending champions who are currently sitting a comfortable 10 points clear in the league after 15 games and has been offered substantial bonuses if the club qualifies for next season's Champions League. A club statement said: "The board of directors is confident that Avram Grant is at the top of his profession and can achieve the results that are expected from our army of fans."