MOYES WANTS TO REPAIR DAMAGE

A BURNING desire to prove he is still an elite manager will not cloud David Moyes’ judgement when it comes to picking his next job.

The former Preston, Everton, Manchester United, Real Sociedad and Sunderland boss has not been short of offers since quitting Wearside in May.

But Moyes has resisted a number of lucrative attempts to take him to the US and China because he wants the chance to repair a reputation that he accepts has been damaged in the four years since he quit Everton to go to Old Trafford.

Moyes said: “I’ve had several attractive offers – one just a few weeks ago – that I gave very careful consideration to.

“Most of them have been from abroad and while I loved working in Spain at Real Sociedad, I want to make sure that my next job ticks all the right boxes.

“After what happened at Sunderland, I want something that gives me a decent chance to really build something. I did that at Everton. That was the club that allowed me to get myself to a level where I was recognised as a candidate for the top jobs, like the one at United.

“I would like to see if I can get back to that because my reputation has been a little bit bruised by what I have gone through over the last four years.

“I’m only 54. I still feel young and energised. And I am also one of the most experienced Premier League managers out there. I think I’m on 499 Premier League games – and there’s probably only three or four other managers out there who have got more top-level games than I have. Before going to Sunderland, I had one of the best win ratios in the Premier League and I still think I’ve got a lot to offer as a manager.

“When I got the Everton job, the chairman Bill Kenwright said I would get £5million a year to spend on players, plus any other money I generated in the transfer market. It’s that kind of honesty I am looking for when it comes to deciding what is next for me.”