CRYSTAL Palace have announced Frank de Boer as their new manager.

The 47-year-old Dutchman has signed a three-year deal with the Eagles to succeed Sam Allardyce at Selhurst Park after the former England boss resigned at the end of last season, having kept Palace in the Premier League.

De Boer, who was unveiled at the club's Beckenham training ground this afternoon, is confident he can have an impact on the English top flight, having seen his tenure at Inter Milan cut short in November after just 14 matches in charge.

"I had a good feeling about the club and the prospect of managing a team in the Premier League was exciting," said the former Ajax, Barcelona and Rangers defender at a press conference flanked by Palace chairman Steve Parish.

De Boer is confident he can help Palace look up the table.

"The club can still grow further and further because every year English clubs spend a lot of money, so it is possible to do something well," he said.

"There is a lot of prospect to be a solid Premier League club. I have to see the players first but I have my ideas, maybe one or two signings.

"We want to be a solid Premier League club, not a team which struggles for relegation, and this is the target.

"If we can do more, then that is nice, but first is to be a very solid Premier League club. I have confidence with the team who is around me and the players that we can build a solid club."

Parish accepted the appointment of De Boer was "the worst kept secret in football" but believes the Dutchman is the right man to take the club forward.

He said: "Palace has always been a club about young talent, it is an important part of what we do. Frank is renowned for bringing in young talent and that is exciting.

"The effort he made to know about the club and how we play was all unbelievably impressive. Frank made it very clear in meeting us that this was a great opportunity for him and that means a lot also."