David Moyes Named Real Sociedad Manager: Latest Details, Reaction and Analysis

David Moyes is no longer unemployed. The former Everton and Manchester United manager will reportedly take over as Real Sociedad boss.     

Bleacher Report's Guillem Balague confirmed the news:

Balague also noted that Moyes is to be announced on Thursday:

ITV Football added the following:

The move doesn't come as much of a surprise after reports out of Spain last week revealed that Moyes had a meeting with club president Jokin Aperribay. Moyes was mulling a three-year contract offer, per The Guardian.    

While not the most glamorous job, given Real Sociedad's place in the bottom half of La Liga, Moyes has a wonderful chance to rebuild his reputation. Writing for ESPN FC, Spanish football journalist Sid Lowe argued that the 51-year-old couldn't ask for a better opportunity to remove the cloud surrounding his ability after his disastrous spell at Old Trafford.

Although Real Sociedad sit very close to the relegation zone, Lowe believes that Moyes will have no problem quickly moving the club up in the table with the players at his disposal. The club's youth system also ensures that he'll have a steady flow of talent coming through the ranks.

Perhaps most importantly, Moyes won't be burdened with the kind of expectations that sunk him at Manchester United, according to Lowe:

Expectations are greater than their current position, but they have been lowered too, the pressure lessened. The margin to improve this team is gigantic; recovering some players should not be impossible. Fans' criticisms of Arrasate have been based on that: their expectations were high but not unrealistic. Now it is hard to avoid the temptation that a lot can be done with relatively little; recognition and satisfaction is within rapid reach, while sustained progression is also a realistic aim.

Back in June, Moyes spoke about his career aims as he weighed potential job offers.

"I got my real first taste of the Champions League this year and I thought I showed I can manage at that level," he said, per Daniel Taylor of The Guardian. "I would like somewhere that would give me a chance of being in the Champions League or a club that has ambitions of being in the Champions League."

While Real Sociedad don't have an illustrious European history of late, former manager Philippe Montanier did help the club qualify for the Champions League play-off following a fourth-place finish in the 2012/13 season.

However, Montanier left for Rennes, and midfielder Asier Illarramendi headed to Real Madrid. Then, after finishing seventh in 2013/14, Sociedad sold Antoine Griezmann and Claudio Bravo—two of the club's key players—during the summer. That sums up in a nutshell where La Real sit in the Spanish pecking order.

Despite Atletico Madrid helping to break the glass ceiling for clubs not named Real Madrid or Barcelona, nobody expects Real Sociedad to win a league title anytime soon. The club simply lacks the money necessary to splurge on the kind of players Atleti needed to win La Liga.

But the success La Real enjoyed under Montanier shows that European football is well within reach. As Lowe wrote, Real Sociedad are far too good to be flirting with relegation, but cracking the top four could take a few years.

Luckily for them, Moyes has plenty of experience working on a shoestring budget and elevating young players.