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David McIntyre - Ealing Gazette Hotseat offered to former Palermo manager - Briatore ready to recruit Italian Guidolin
ITALIAN Francesco Guidolin has been offered the QPR manager’s job.
The former Monaco coach is expected to be confirmed as Rangers boss before the home game against Ipswich a week on Saturday.
Guidolin has been sacked four times during a 21-year coaching career in which he won the Italian Cup with Vicenza in 1997 and had two spells in charge of Palermo, twice qualifying for the Uefa Cup.
The 52-year-old watched Rangers’ 1-0 win over Norwich on Monday night before returning to Italy.
He remains under contract with Palermo despite leaving his job there in May – a financial issue he is looking to settle so his future can be resolved.
No other candidates are now being considered for the Rangers job.
Guidolin has indicated that he will accept the offer made by the club's new Flavio Briatore-led board.
If he does not, Mick Harford is likely to have his spell as caretaker boss extended beyond the Ipswich game.
Briatore and his associates have always been minded to install an Italian as successor to the recently-sacked John Gregory.
Of the many English candidates, only former QPR defender Glenn Roeder was a serious contender, albeit briefly.
Ex-England boss Glenn Hoddle was approached but was not interested in the job. Ealing Gazette
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