Fulham accept manager Roy
Hodgson is set to join Liverpool, it has been revealed.
The Mirror says sources at Fulham confirmed last night they have lost all
hope of holding on to Hodgson.
A Liverpool board meeting on
Friday has rubber-stamped a move for the experienced manager, and
formal contact is expected to follow.
Fulham are aware of that
interest, and after talks with their manager before he prepared to
fly out to the World Cup, they
are now resigned to losing him.
Talks over a contract, security of tenure should there be an
Anfield takeover, and size of budget will proceed over the next
week, and an official announcement could be made by next Wednesday
or Thursday if agreement is reached.
Hodgson has spoken to his Fulham board, and conceded that he would find the
offer to manage at Liverpool too
hard to turn down, despite his affection for the Craven Cottage
outfit.
Liverpool are ready to double
his contract and also provide massive bonuses for a top four finish
- which is the minimum requirement this coming season.
