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Roberto Martinez is 'in line for the vacant Club Brugge job with the Spaniard still highly thought of in Belgium' despite failing to reach the knockout stages of the Qatar World Cup less than a month ago

Ex-Belgium boss Roberto Martinez is thought to be a contender for the vacant managerial role at Club Brugge, after former manager Carl Hoefkens was sacked on Wednesday.

Martinez has not coached a club side since leaving Everton in 2016 to take over the Belgian team, but interest in the Spaniard would indicate that his stock has not taken quite the fall he might have expected after a dismal World Cup.

The Spaniard notably failed to progress from the group stages in Qatar with the Red Devils - who many had pegged as favourites to go far - and left the role with many tipping Vincent Kompany to be a potential successor.