- Roy Hodgson is close to becoming the new manager of Crystal Palace
- Hodgson will replace Dutchman Frank De Boer who was sacked on Monday
- The 70-year-old is back in work having last managed the England national side
By Sami Mokbel for MailOnline
Published: 15:16 BST, 12 September 2017 | Updated: 15:16 BST, 12 September 2017
Roy Hodgson is finalising a deal to become the new manager of Crystal Palace.
Sportsmail understands Hodgson has agreed a two-year deal at Selhurst Park and will take his first training session on Wednesday.
Frank de Boer was relieved of his duties on Monday after just 77 days and four Premier League games in charge, in which his team failed to score and did not register a point during a nightmare start to the season.
Roy Hodgson is so set to be named the new Crystal Palace manager on a two-year contract
Frank de Boer was sacked as Crystal Palace boss after just four league games in charge
Hodgson returns to football after leaving his position as England manager after Euro 2016
Sportsmail reported on Sunday night how the Eagles had stepped up their search for De Boer’s replacement, with former England manager Hodgson and Sam Allardyce the two leading candidates. They have moved quickly to secure the services of Hodgson.
He returns to the Premier League for the first time since leaving West Brom for the national team in 2012, having previously managed Liverpool, Fulham and Blackburn in the English top flight.
He has been out of work since England’s disastrous Euro 2016 campaign, which ended with a humiliating exit to Iceland, but the Croydon native now takes charge of a club he played for at youth level in the 1960s.
Hodgson has managed Fulham, Liverpool, West Brom and Blackburn in the top flight
Hodgson will be back in the Premier League for the first time since leaving West Brom in 2012
Former Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce was another name being linked to the job
HODGSON’S MANAGERIAL CV
1976–1980: Halmstad
1982: Bristol City
1982: Oddevold
1983–1984: Orebro
1985–1989: Malmo
1990–1992: Neuchatel Xamax
1992–1995: Switzerland
1995–1997: Inter Milan
1997–1998: Blackburn Rovers
1999: Inter Milan (caretaker)
1999–2000: Grasshoppers
2000–2001: Copenhagen
2001: Udinese
2002–2004: United Arab Emirates
2004–2005: Viking
2006–2007: Finland
2007–2010: Fulham
2010–2011: Liverpool
2011–2012: West Bromwich Albion
2012–2016: England
De Boer’s departure is also likely to see Sammy Lee leave the club, having originally arrived with Allardyce, with Ray Lewington set to join as part of Hodgson’s backroom team having previously worked with him with Fulham and England.
Hodgson’s first game as Palace manager is set to be a Premier League clash against Southampton at Selhurst Park on Saturday, before a Carabao Cup third-round game with Huddersfield the following Tuesday.
Palace, who sit second bottom above West Ham, then face a daunting run of consecutive games against Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea.
He has previously spent much of his career abroad, managing in Italy, Finland and Sweden