Hoddle rules out West Ham

Hoddle has been linked with the vacant managerial post at West Ham United.

“I’ve never said that I have finished with football management at any level,” said Hoddle.

“That is something that might be for the future and I didn’t replace that with my football academy, I just felt football needed something like that.

“The guys needed something of a second chance to get back into the game and we’re proving we are doing that quite reasonably well.

“In the future, I’ve always said international football would be interesting for me after doing it with England.

“And who is to say at some stage in some way, shape or form in the future going back into mainstream management is not something I am saying no to.

“But at this moment in time I am quite happy with the development of the academy and I need to sort of push that through over the next season.”

When asked if he would be interested in the West Ham job, Hoddle added: “At the moment I don’t think the timing is right, put it that way.”