Oscar Garcia says he is now ready to return to management following his resignation as Watford's head coach seven weeks ago due to a health scare.

Oscar was appointed as Beppe Sannino's replacement at the beginning of September but resigned 27 days later.

The 41-year-old was hospitalised just 12 days after his arrival at Vicarage Road due to what the club described as chest pains. He was released a week later and all parties expected him to remain after he was slowly reintroduced to work.

The former Brighton & Hove Albion boss had attended the Saturday, September 27 clash with Blackburn Rovers in the directors box and was part of the team photo on the Monday morning, only to resign moments later.

His close friend and Watford's assistant coach Ruben Martinez had confirmed Oscar's health problems had been resolved prior to his departure.

And, this week the Spainaird told our Brighton-based sister paper The Argus his health is "perfect" and he is ready to return to football management.

Oscar said: "I don't understand life without football. I have been involved in football since I was six years old and I'll keep being involved.

"I'm perfect in terms of health, I can do everything. I can have a normal life and obviously I can return to football management. I've had some offers and I'm starting looking for the right one.

"I'm working for some Spanish media talking about football but it's only temporary. I have some future plans. I like the smell of the grass too much to stop managing or not to be involved."

Oscar only directly managed Watford in his first game, the 1-0 defeat at Charlton Athletic, but was in the background for a further three matches.

He appeared to be an ideal fit for the Hornets; a sentiment he shares.

Oscar added: "It was a big blow because Watford have a fantastic squad, one of the best in the Championship, and I was sure that we would have had a very good season. It was the perfect combination for the club and for me."