Perrin named Saint-Etienne coach

Alain Perrin will be named Saint-Etienne coach, the club's sporting director Damien Comolli said Tuesday.

The 10-time French champions fired Laurent Roussey on Monday after five straight league losses dropped Saint-Etienne into the relegation zone with just 10 points from 13 matches.

"An agreement was reached with Alain Perrin late into (Monday) night," Comolli told the club's Web site. "He will be at the club on Wednesday to finalize his contract."

Perrin was formerly coach at Marseille, Portsmouth and Lyon _ and was fired from all three jobs. Since leaving Lyon, he worked as a television pundit for Canal Plus.

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