Former Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri is reportedly in talks over a return to the Premier League.
The 69-year-old Premier League -winning manager was most recently in charge of Sampdoria but now looks set to become the new head coach of Watford.
The Hornets sacked Xisco Munoz this morning after picking up just seven points from their opening seven games.
According to Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, talks are “ongoing” between Ranieri and Watford over a move to Vicarage Road.
Di Marzio also states that Ranieri is “ready” to return to the top flight of English football.
Ranieri would become the second former Leicester boss to lead Watford in recent seasons after Nigel Pearson’s brief yet successful spell in charge.
Since leaving Leicester in 2017, Ranieri has managed Nantes, Fulham, Roma and Sampdoria but looks set to return to England once more.
He is currently priced at just 1/3 with a bookmaker after Di Marzio’s report emerged.
While Ranieri will undoubtedly have little time to succeed at Watford, he showed at Leicester that he can produce instant results.
Luckily for Leicester, it seems likely that enough time has passed for him to want to recruit any of the club’s backroom staff.
His familiar bubbly personality and engaging press conferences could light up the Premier League once again if he is able to get results at Watford.