WATFORD manager Roy Hodgson will LEAVE the club at the end of the season.
The former England boss took over with the Hornets in a perilous position in the league.
The Hertfordshire club are now all-but relegated, 12 points from safety with four games to go.
Former Manchester United coach Kieran McKenna is one of the front-runners to replace the 74-year-old, as reported by The East Anglian Daily Times
Hodgson replaced Premier League title-winning manager Claudio Ranieri, ending his short retirement after leaving Crystal Palace.
But his efforts have gone in vain, with the Hornets now preparing for life back in the Championship.
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SunSport exclusively revealed last week that Hodgson was set to leave Watford even if he managed to pull off a miracle and keep them up.
Now, after receiving a CBE from Buckingham Palace, Hodgson has confirmed he will walk away.
Speaking to Sky Sports, the veteran gaffer said: "It was quite simply a discussion between myself, Gino Pozzo and Scott Duxbury and they said to me, 'we have this job that we think needs doing.
"I made it clear it needed to be a short term one between [then] and the end of the season and I came out of retirement to do that particular job.
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"Now that job unfortunately is ending and I've enjoyed my time doing that job, but I don't think I shall be putting my name forward anymore for further sorties, if you like, into the world of Premier League football because it's a very demanding world.
"And I think perhaps now I've earned the right to step back, enjoy a bit of free time and spend some time with my wife and son."
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