Former Watford head coach Oscar Garcia - who left the Hornets in September due to health concerns - is set to return to management after agreeing to take charge at Red Bull Salzburg.

The Austrian club are yet to confirm the deal but reports in the country state Garcia has signed a contract to take over as head coach at the Red Bull Arena.

The Spaniard has been out of football since resigning as the Hornets boss. The 42-year-old was hospitalised just 12 days after his arrival at Vicarage Road due to what the club described as chest pains.

He was released a week later and all parties expected him to remain at Watford after he was slowly reintroduced to work.

However, despite attending the Saturday, September 27 clash at Blackburn Rovers, where he sat in the directors’ box, the former Barcelona player stepped down two days later.

Oscar only directly managed Watford in his first game, the 1-0 defeat at Charlton Athletic, but was in the background for a further three matches.

However, in November Oscar told out sister paper The Argus he was in perfect health and was ready to return to management.

He said: "I don't understand life without football. I have been involved in football since I was six years old and I'll keep being involved.

"I'm perfect in terms of health, I can do everything. I can have a normal life and obviously I can return to football management. I've had some offers and I'm starting looking for the right one.

"I'm working for some Spanish media talking about football but it's only temporary. I have some future plans. I like the smell of the grass too much to stop managing or not to be involved."