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Roy Hodgson will sign a six-month contract to become Watford's new manager TODAY... with the 74-year-old former England and Crystal Palace boss to replace Claudio Ranieri

Roy Hodgson will sign a six-month contract to become new Watford manager on Tuesday.

As Sportsmail revealed on Monday night, the 74-year-old has agreed to replace the sacked Claudio Ranieri.

Training is scheduled to start at 2pm this afternoon and the expectation is that Hodgson will address his new players before taking the session.

Roy Hodgson will sign a six month contract to become new Watford manager on Tuesday

Roy Hodgson will sign a six month contract to become new Watford manager on Tuesday

Hodgson has been out of work since leaving Crystal Palace at the end of last season

Just the formalities of Hodgson’s contract are left to complete with no late snags expected.