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Glenn Hoddle is set to join Queens Park Rangers this week as first team coach, writes Steve Bates in the Sunday People.

The former England and Chelsea boss has been in talks with Rangers manager Harry Redknapp since last month but a deal is now close to being finalised.

Hoddle has not been in management since leaving Wolves in 2006 but is keen to get back into the Premier League.

He failed at the Black Country club, leaving under a cloud after handing in his resignation on the eve of an England game in the World Cup.

But he has always been regarded as a top-class coach and has been itching for the chance to return to frontline management.

Hoddle’s return raises questions about Redknapp’s long-term future at the Loftus Road club.

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The veteran boss suffers from problems with his knees – as revealed by People Sport – and it could be that in time the current chief will take a step back, allowing Hoddle to step in to the role.

Redknapp is not afraid to call on help with coaching.

He appointed Steve McClaren as his senior coach the last time QPR were in the Premier League before he took charge of Derby.

When Hoddle guided Wolves to a seventh-placed Championship finish in 2006, that was not deemed good enough by the fans and the Spurs legend stepped down, despite the board’s backing.