Claudio Ranieri has revealed how his appointment as Watford manager has ended a 20-year pursuit by the Pozzo family and satisfied his desire for another taste of English football.
'Why not Watford?' said Ranieri, who was tempted to Vicarage Road by the club's owner Italian Gino Pozzo to start a new coaching project at the age of 69. 'Watford is a good team in the Premier League.
'I have known the Pozzo family since a long time ago. It was 20 years ago, roughly, when I first met Mr Giampoalo Pozzo, the father of Mr Gino Pozzo.