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Birmingham City midfielder Jordan James will have the task of impressing one of the Premier League’s marmite figures moving forward.

Former Celtic and West Ham forward Craig Bellamy has been named the new manager of the Welsh national team. The FAW have been on the search for a new manager since parting with Rob Page, and their search has seen them turn to their former captain

The 44-year-old was a contender for the job when Chris Coleman stood down in 2018, but he missed out on the post to Man United legend Ryan Giggs. It’s second time the charm for Bellamy this time around, who is expected to leave Burnley, despite Scott Parker’s admission that he was looking forward to working with him.

During his playing days, Bellamy was seen as an outspoken figure who split opinion among supporters, but since retiring in 2014, he has turned to coaching. He was academy coach at Cardiff City, but then moved to Belgium to become under-21s coach at Anderlecht, where his former Man City teammate Vincent Kompany was manager

Bellamy worked under the Belgian as assistant manager at Anderlecht, and later followed him to Burnley as the Clarets won the Championship title. The Welshman oversaw a Premier League game last season with Kompany suspended and was appointed acting head coach when Kompany departed for Bayern Munich.

Bellamy worked under the Belgian as assistant manager at Anderlecht, and later followed him to Burnley as the Clarets won the Championship title. The Welshman oversaw a Premier League game last season with Kompany suspended and was appointed acting head coach when Kompany departed for Bayern Munich.