Pascal Jansen was hired Monday to replace Nick Cushing as coach of Major League Soccer team New York City and given a four-year contract, a week after leaving Hungarian club Ferencvaros in the middle of the season.

Pascal Jansen's work as Arne Slot's successor at AZ Alkmaar opened the way to a four-year contract with New York City FC.

New York City FC named Pascal Jansen as its new head coach, replacing Nick Cushing, who was fired in November. Jansen, who was born in London and raised in the Netherlands, has been the manager at Ferencvarosi TC in Hungary since June and has the team in second place through 16 matches (10-2-4).

New York City FC has its new coach. Pascal Jansen was formally announced as the club’s next head coach on Monday after City dismissed former head coach Nick Cushing following the team’s conference semifinals loss to the rival Red Bulls.