Steve Bruce is set to be announced as Aston Villa’s new manager on Wednesday.
The 55-year-old Bruce has been the preferred choice of the Villa board with talks taking place since last Thursday.
Chief executive Keith Wyness and technical director Steve Round have led the search for Roberto Di Matteo's replacement, regularly reporting back to owner Tony Xia in China who confirmed on Twitter on Tuesday evening that an announcement will be made on Wednesday.
Scheduled to announce the new manager tomorrow!