SAM Allardyce says he would be happy to return to Bolton Wanderers in the future – but not necessarily as manager.

Big Sam guided the Whites to four consecutive top-eight finishes in the Premier League and into Europe for the first time in the club’s history in a seven-and-a-half year spell in charge between 1999 and 2007.

Since taking charge of the last of his 371 games at Bolton he has managed a further 377 games including a brief spell at England boss and various clubs including Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Crystal Palace.

Now 70, his last job was a caretaker spot at Leeds United as they dropped out of the Premier League at the end of the 2022/23 season.

Speaking exclusively on the Footy Accumulators No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, Allardyce teased that he would be happy to return to Bolton Wanderers one day, but potentially in a new role.

When asked if we would consider going back to the club he also represented in two spells as a player, he said: “In some capacity yes, but as a manager no.

“I would never even consider being a threat to the manager at the time.

“The manager will have had enough time sat in the office looking out and wondering who's threatening you, who's on your side, and who's not.

“I've had enough of that in my entire 20-odd years as manager. The last thing I'd want to do is put that manager under that much pressure from me. But in some capacity, yes I’d return to Bolton.”

Allardyce also looked on David Moyes’s return for a second stint at Everton and voiced doubts as to whether he can possibly have the same level of success.

“Well, it worked for Jose [Mourihno] when he went back to Chelsea, but I can't remember anybody else who has gone back and done well,” he added.

“For David Moyes at Everton, this is a brand new relationship with the owners so he's got to find the feel for them, which is the most important thing if he's going to be successful.

“What they're going to bring to the table to help him deliver an Everton team that's going to rise up the league. There'll be a certain amount of no patience if the money's talked about.”