David Moyes set to snub shock international job to wait as long as it takes for Premier League return
DAVID MOYES is keen to stay in club management despite calls to make him the next Scotland boss.
Moyes, 61, left West Ham last month and was quickly linked with the national team job.
But the Scot is intent on a Premier League return — even if it means waiting until a team hits a crisis.
Moyes has the third most manager appearances in the Premier League – he has overseen 697 matches.
He is only topped by Arsene Wenger– who holds the record for most games managed with 828 – and Sir Alex Ferguson‘s 810 games overseen.
Moyes kept his cards close to his chest when he was put on the spot over potentially becoming Scotland boss.
He would be the universal selection if Steve Clarke walks away after failing to get the national team out of the group stage at Euro 2024.
Clarke remains under contract with the SFA until 2026 but an element of the fanbase believe a change could be sought after five years at the helm.
Moyes refused to talk down Clarke and was keen to stress how impressed he had been by the former Kilmarnock manager with the national team.
Moyes began his second spell in charge of the London club in 2019 and became one of West Ham’s most successful managers ever.
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Moyes’ successor is former Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui.
He ended the club’s 42-year major trophy drought by lifting the UEFA Europa Conference League, where his side defeated Fiorentina.
Moyes has been enjoying his time out of the hot-seat to cover Euro 2024 for talkSPORT.
Who is Julen Lopetegui?
Julen Lopetegui enjoyed a 17-year career as a goalkeeper for the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona.
He won the LaLiga title with Real Madrid in 1990 and two Spanish Super Cups with Barcelona, before stepping into management in 2003.
He began coaching as an assistant for Spain’s U17s side, before stints with Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid’s B team.
Lopetegui then returned to the Spain set-up to manage their various age group teams, leaving in 2014 for the Porto job.
He landed Spain’s top job in 2016 and spent two years at the helm of the national team, but was dismissed before the 2018 World Cup after it was announced he would become Real Madrid boss after the tournament.
The Spaniard was sacked after just two months at the Bernabeu following a dismal spell.
He joined Sevilla in 2019 and won the Europa League with them the following year.
Lopetegui departed Sevilla in 2022 and joined Wolves in the November, guiding them to a 13th place finish.
He left in August of last year, shortly before the start of the season, before Gary O’Neil replaced him.