Neil Warnock closing in on return to football with non-league side just one month after announcing retirement
Legendary manager Neil Warnock is reportedly set to return to football at non-league outfit Torquay.
The 75-year-old only announced his retirement - live on talkSPORT - last month following his short spell at Scottish side Aberdeen.
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But he is now poised to to take on a role at Torquay following the club's takeover, where he has been advising the consortium.
The takeover from the Bryn Consortium is made up of local businessman who have purchased the National League South side, subject to approval.
Should Warnock link up with the Gulls, it would seal a return to the club 31 years after he saved them from relegation from the Football League after winning three of his nine matches in charge.
And the club's new co-chairman Michael Westcott has announced that Warnock's familiarity of the club makes him perfect to come on board.
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He told : "Neil's knowledge of football is second to none. He knows our club very well, he knows our region very well.
"He and I have spent an awful lot of time together over the last six weeks or so and I think that relationship will continue."
Westcott then added: "I think that Neil's reputation precedes him.
"I think he's a very reassuring presence both to young players and experienced players, and also to a football team manager.
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"He's been around the football world for more than 40 years and the fact that Torquay United can benefit from his experience, his contacts, his presence, his personality.
"I think will be of tremendous support for the club as we start thinking about how we can be as competitive on the pitch as we possibly can."
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Speaking on the talkSPORT Breakfast Show last month, Warnock had stated he was looking forward to travelling around Scotland during his retirement.
But those plans seem to be on pause for now as he looks to help Torquay return to the fifth-tier of English football.
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