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Everton FC Under-21 manager Alan Stubbs is set to be appointed Hibernian boss.

The Edinburgh club are poised to unveil the 42-year-old on Monday with David Unsworth tipped to follow him from Goodison Park as his number two.

Hibs sacked Terry Butcher on June 10 after just seven months in charge as the former England defender presided over their relegation from the Scottish Premiership when they lost a two-leg play-off against Hamilton Academical.

Stubbs appears to have beaten off competition from former Hibernian assistant manager Mark Venus to land his first managerial position having impressed Easter Road chief executive Leann Dempster in what have been described as ‘positive talks.’

Barring any late change of heart, Dempster is now ready to recommend Stubbs’ appointment to the board.

A lifelong Evertonian from Kikby, Stubbs started his playing career with Bolton Wanderers and overcame testicular cancer while at Celtic to earn a dream move to Goodison.

He went on to make 193 appearances in two spells with the Blues, leading them to their highest ever Premier League finish (4th) as captain in 2005.

Stubbs joined the coaching staff at Everton in 2008 and last summer was one of the internal candidates to be interviewed by Bill Kenwright to succeed David Moyes before Roberto Martinez landed the role.

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