Roy Hodgson Set To Become Watford Manager

Watford are set to appoint former England boss Roy Hodgson as their new manager.
The Hornets are keen to make a swift appointment following Claudio Ranieri’s dismissal on Monday with the club in the Premier League’s bottom three.

Hodgson, 74, has been out of the game since leaving Crystal Palace at the end of last season.

At the time, he said he wanted to take a break from the game but did not rule out a return at some point.

Watford want to give Ranieri’s replacement as much time as possible to work with the team before a crucial Premier League trip to fellow strugglers Burnley on 5 February.

The Pozzo family own 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 had been in charge at Palace from September 2017 until his departure.