Roy Hodgson is expected to be confirmed as England's new manager on Tuesday after holding four hours of talks, described as "positive", with the Football Association's appointment panel at Wembley.

Hodgson is due to return to the stadium with his agent, Leon Angel, on Tuesday morning to continue discussions with the four‑man Club England board headed by the FA chairman, David Bernstein, and charged with appointing a successor to Fabio Capello. The West Bromwich Albion head coach will finalise terms of a contract that will stretch at least to the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil with all parties relaxed over the current pause in negotiations.

The FA described the protracted talks as "a good day's work" with Hodgson, who had been granted permission to speak with the national association by the West Bromwich chairman, Jeremy Peace, on Sunday, arriving with a smile at Wembley at around 2.30pm on Monday to meet Bernstein, the managing director, Adrian Bevington, the general secretary, Alex Horne, and Sir Trevor Brooking, director of technical development at the FA. The 64‑year‑old departed just after 7pm, offering no comment but armed with England's draft itinerary for Euro 2012, as attention duly turned to events at a distant Etihad Stadium.

The talks are understood to have revolved around football issues – from the logistics of the role he would be adopting with the European Championship so close and his vision for the future – rather than financial or contractual matters. Small issues remain to be resolved, not least whether Hodgson will oversee the remaining two games of West Bromwich's Premier League campaign before formally taking up his duties, but there is a confidence within the set-up that a deal is close and confirmation of his appointment is expected imminently.

Hodgson is the only man on the FA's shortlist – the body stressed that the meeting on Monday was less an "interview" and more "discussions" over the role – with the former Internazionale, Switzerland and Fulham manager having previously stressed that he perceives the job as "the pinnacle" of his career after previously missing out to Kevin Keegan in 1999 and Sven-Goran Eriksson two years later.

The make-up of Hodgson's backroom staff remains to be seen, though Stuart Pearce, the current interim first-team, Under-21 and Great Britain Olympic team manager, is expected to retain a significant role in the set-up. The inclusion of other young English coaches in future is expected – the likes of Alan Shearer have been mentioned – with Gareth Southgate considered the favourite to take up the new role of technical director at the FA. Hodgson's first games in charge would be the friendly against Norway in Oslo on 26 May, with Belgium visiting Wembley seven days later ahead of the team's departure for Euro 2012.

There was a message of support from Harry Redknapp, surprisingly overlooked even for an interview by Club England, as the Tottenham Hotspur manager dealt with his own disappointment at missing out on the position. "If Roy takes the job, I wish him all the best," he said. "He's a great guy. I'm sure he'll be a success. I still think England have got some great players, I really do, with some young players coming through and some great experienced players. I'm looking forward to watching the European Championships."