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Aston Villa are set to install Roberto Di Matteo as their new manager by the end of the week.

Di Matteo has held productive talks with the club and will be confirmed as Remi Garde’s successor once the finer details of his contract are ironed out.

The former West Bromwich Albion and Chelsea boss, who turned 46 at the weekend, is the man Villa have turned to to launch their Championship revival.

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Sources close to the club last night confirmed that Di Matteo's appointment was imminent, but insisted it was "not quite done yet".

The former Italian international midfielder faces a hectic summer cleaning up the mess he will inherit following Villa's relegation from the Premier League.

His first task will be to finalise the club's pre season plans before turning his attention to as big an overhaul of the squad as finances will allow.

Di Matteo's arrival will come at a time when prospective owner Tony Xia is trying to push through his takeover of the club, subject to approval from the Premier League and Football League.