Former France midfielder Makelele named Monaco technical director

French first division football league side Monaco has announced that former France midfielder Claude Makelele has been named the new technical director of the team.

Makelele, a former Chelsea and Real Madrid star, has been the coach of Bastia before he was sacked in 2014, reports Xinhua.

The 42-year-old former French international had previously been an assistant coach at Paris Saint-Germain after retiring as a player at the capital club in May 2011.

Monaco said on Thursday that Makelele's role "will be to assist the vice-president, Vadim Vasilyev, in all sporting matters".