Giggs set to be named next manager of Wales

Ryan Giggs is set to be named Chris Coleman’s successor as Wales manager.

The Football Association of Wales said it would announce the identity of the new manager on Twitter ahead of a press conference at Hensol Castle in the Vale of Glamorgan at 2pm today.

Giggs, 44, has been the clear favourite for the role since he declared his interest in the job last month, saying: “I’ve played for Wales and I’ve said that I want to go back into coaching. “Obviously that is one of the top jobs.” This will be Giggs’ first permanent job in management, although he was in interim charge at Manchester United for four games at the end of the 2013-14 season after David Moyes was sacked.

Giggs was interviewed for the Wales job last week, as was former international team-mate Craig Bellamy and Osian Roberts, Coleman’s former assistant who is FAW technical director.

Former Wales defender Mark Bowen was also interviewed after leaving his role as Stoke’s assistant manager a few days earlier.

Giggs’ contract, which it is understood will take in the Euro 2020 and World Cup 2022 campaigns, was tied up over the weekend.

The FAW was keen to make the appointment before the Uefa Nations League draw in Switzerland on January 24.

Giggs, who won 64 Wales caps, has been out of football for 18 months since leaving the coaching staff at Manchester United. He spent two seasons as Louis van Gaal’s assistant coach, but left Old Trafford in summer 2016 after Jose Mourinho’s appointment as manager.

Ryan Giggs, who won 64 caps for Wales, has been out of football for 18 months.