Former England and Arsenal captain Tony Adams has been appointed Granada coach until the end of the season, the Spanish top-flight club have announced.

Adams replaces Lucas Alcaraz, who was in his third spell in charge of Granada but was sacked in the wake of the 3-1 defeat at home to Valencia on Sunday which left them stuck in the bottom two of La Liga.

The 50-year-old Adams is vice-president of DDMC – a company owned by Granada president John Jiang – and has been working with the Spanish outfit since November.

A club statement read: “After evaluating the situation in which the team is, Granada has decided to end the time of Lucas Alcaraz and his coaching staff in charge of the first team.

“In his place, the club place all their confidence in Tony Adams as head coach of Granada until the end of the season.”

Adams had been working as the sporting director of Chinese club Chongqing Lifan, another side owned by Jiang, before arriving in Granada five months ago following the end of the Super League season.

Adams had been tasked with overseeing all football-related departments at Granada and helping the club lay foundations for the future.

But his immediate job now is to try and save the Andalusian outfit from relegation.

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