Big plans, Roy? The proposed England boss left the FA headquarters with his 'draft itinerary'

Hodgson’s appointment as Fabio Capello’s successor was all but  rubber-stamped in a four-hour meeting at Wembley yesterday, and last night he was ironing out the details of his FA contract with his agent, Leon Angel.

Negotiations, described by the FA as ‘positive and on track’, were expected to be wrapped up this morning with the governing body hoping to hold a press conference at Wembley on Tuesday.

They have even agreed timings for interviews with Hodgson and Sir Trevor Brooking for their in-house TV channel, due to be broadcast at 2pm.

Hodgson’s contract is expected to be worth around £3million a year plus bonuses — around half the  salary Capello received but a significant increase on what Hodgson was earning at the Hawthorns.

It remained unclear last night who would make up Hodgson’s backroom staff. Fulham are bracing themselves for an approach for Ray Lewington, who is at the helm of the club’s development squad and a trusted Hodgson ally.

But Hodgson also rates Mike Kelly highly. He took him to  Liverpool when he left Fulham. Kelly chose not to follow Hodgson to West Bromwich for personal  reasons but he was the England goalkeeping coach under the late Sir Bobby Robson, travelling to the 1986 and 1990 World Cups.

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