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Liverpool have confirmed that Roy Hodgson is their new manager after agreeing a compensation deal with Fulham.

Hodgson, 62, has signed a three-year contract at Anfield and will be officially unveiled to the media at a press conference on Thursday, having overseen the first day of pre-season training at Melwood.

The former Inter Milan and Switzerland boss had been heavily linked with the post since Rafael Benitez left the club for Inter Milan last month and Liverpool finally got their man after agreeing a deal with the Cottagers for Hodgson to be released.

"This is the biggest job in club football and I'm honoured to be taking on the role of manager of Britain's most successful football club," Hodgson told the official Liverpool website.

"I look forward to meeting the players and the supporters and getting down to work at Melwood."

Hodgson becomes the 18th manager in Liverpool's illustrious history, after the Reds finally ironed out a compensation agreement with Fulham. His most pressing task will now be to convince Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres to stay on Merseyside.

It is believed the former Inter Milan boss is the favoured choice of the Gerrard and Torres, although reports suggest Hodgson will only have a £15 million transfer kitty to spend unless Liverpool find new owners.

Fulham will now begin a search for their new manager, with Sven-Goran Eriksson, Alan Curbishley and Mark Hughes the top three names in the frame for the job.

Hodgson's assistant at Fulham, Ray Lewington, has been put in temporary charge of the Cottagers until a new manager is found. A statement on Fulham's official website read: "Fulham confirm that at 9.20am this morning, Roy Hodgson resigned from his position of first team manager, effective immediately.

"The club would like to wish Roy the very best for the future and thanks him for all that was achieved during his tenure. Ray Lewington will take temporary charge of team matters, until a successor is announced in due course."

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