Watford set to appoint Roy Hodgson as new manager
Watford is set to name former England boss Roy Hodgson as their new manager.
The Hornets are keen to make a speed date following Claudio Ranieri’s dismissal on Monday with the club in the bottom three of the Premier League.
Hodgson, 74, has been out of the game since he left Crystal Palace at the end of last season.
At the time, he said he wanted to take a break from the game, but he didn’t rule out returning at some point.
Watford wants to give Ranieri’s replacement as much time as possible to work with the team ahead of a crucial Premier League trip to Burnley on February 5.
The Pozzo family owns the Vicarage Road side and Hodgson worked for them when he had a brief spell in charge of Udinese.
Hodgson is the oldest man to manage in the Premier League and was in charge of Palace from September 2017 until his departure.
He replaced Frank de Boer as manager of the Premier League bottom-seeded Eagles after losing their first four games of the 2017-18 season without scoring a goal.
Despite losing the first three games in his charge, he guided Palace to 11th in the table, while they finished 12th, 14th, and 14th in subsequent seasons.
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