Sam Allardyce eyes return to management in moneybags China in the New Year
Swansea or Palace could also come calling but ex-England boss favours a more lucrative payday in the Far East
SAM ALLARYDCE is looking for a megabucks deal in China on his return to management.
The former England manager plans to return in the New Year and could be approached by both Swansea and Crystal Palace if their current relegation form continues under Bob Bradley and Alan Pardew.
Money is no object in the Chinese Super League - former Chelsea and Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas earns £11million a year in charge of Shanghai SIPG.
Ex-West Ham, Sunderland, Bolton, Blackburn and Newcastle chief accepts he will never manage one of the Prem’s elite.
He has not worked since being caught up in a Daily Telegraph sting which saw him reveal Football Association rules on third party ownership.
Big Sam was dismissed in September but told beIN Sports: “I think I will return probably in the New Year if not before, depending on who approaches me.
“I don’t think I can leave it where it ended.
“That is behind me now. That is a very difficult, dark period of my time but, moving on, adversity makes you stronger.
“I’m looking forward to the right place for me, whether that is in England or abroad.
“It might be a global itch and it would be nice to venture somewhere that gives me a bigger challenge.
“The Premier League has been a great challenge for me over many, many years and one I think I’ve managed to meet.
“It is deemed in our country that the foreign coach has much more ability and talent to manage the top six clubs.
“I don’t believe that, of course, but I think it is good for the big six, globally, to have a “branded” coach.”