FORMER West Ham boss David Moyes has revealed he is not ready to retire just yet.
However, he will only return to management when the right job comes up.
Moyes has been out of work since leaving the Hammers in May.
He refused to rule out the possibility of a third stint at the London Stadium earlier this month amid mounting concerns around Julen Lopetegui – the man who replaced him.
The Scot has also been linked with a return to Everton under the club’s new owners.
But Moyes, who was this week appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours list for services to football, has revealed that while he wants to make a return to the sport, he will only do so if and when the perfect opportunity arises.
The 61-year-old told BBC Sport: “I don’t consider myself done yet but I am certainly enjoying some time off.
“The one thing I won’t do is put any manager under pressure personally, because I don’t believe in it. I have not liked it when I have been in that position myself.
“We are all getting a little bit older and I have to make sure I am doing the right thing for myself.
“Football is in my blood. It has been since I was a boy. I love watching football and I have enjoyed my career.
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“If there is another part to it, so be it. But I would only want it to be a good part. I wouldn’t want to be coming in and doing something which is very difficult.
“I don’t want to be at the bottom of the league and fighting relegation which I have had a few times, so we will see how things go.”
Moyes spent six years with West Ham in total and won the Europa Conference League at the end of the 2022-23 season.
He has also managed Sunderland, Real Sociedad, Manchester United, Everton and Preston North End.
