Watford boss Slaven Bilic hopes to add former West Ham full-back Julian Dicks to his coaching staff at Vicarage Road.
Dicks has been out of football since a brief second spell as manager of non-league Heybridge Swifts in 2021.
"I enjoy working with him and he is very important for me," Bilic said, following Wednesday's 2-1 Championship home defeat by Swansea.
The Hornets lost defenders Mario Gaspar and Francisco Sierralta to injuries during the second half.
They were replaced by James Morris and Matthew Pollock, aged 20 and 21, both making their first league appearances for the club.