David Moyes will reportedly look to continue his managerial career in the Premier League if West Ham United do not offer him a new contract.
The 60-year-old has been in charge of his second spell at West Ham since December 2019 and he memorably steered the Hammers to Europa Conference League glory last season – the club's first European trophy for 58 years.
Moyes, the second-oldest manager in the Premier League behind 76-year-old Roy Hodgson, has managed six different clubs in total and over 1,000 games across his 25-year managerial career, but rumours surrounding his long-term future in the dugout have recently emerged.
The Scotsman has entered the final year of his contract at the London Stadium and it is understood that he is yet to hold talks with the club's hierarchy over an extension.
According to the Daily Mail, Moyes would ideally like to stay at West Ham, but if chairman David Sullivan decides against offering him a new deal, he will look for another managerial post in the Premier League.
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Sources close to Moyes suggest that he has no interest in ending his managerial career to take up a director of football role.
Moyes celebrated his 100th victory as West Ham boss after his side beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 in the Premier League on Sunday, and before the match, the Scotsman insisted that he has no intention of retiring just yet, stating there is still more to achieve with the Hammers.
"I'm not in a hurry to stop managing, that's for sure," the former Everton boss told Sky Sports. "I can grow teams and clubs. I genuinely think there are loads of similarities at West Ham [to Everton]. Things we can do better, what we're trying to do.
"We've had a couple of really good years, sixth and seventh, and the other year 14th. We're trying to build that and make it more consistent. In between, we've won a cup which is so difficult to do."
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Moyes added: "The biggest milestone for me was always reaching 1,000 games as a manager because when you do that you've had a career out of management.
"It takes a long time to get to there and with what you must go through. If you're in work, it means you must be doing something right to keep yourself in the job.
"The fire always burns, even when I've been losing because I want to get back and get the result. The defeats are always hard to take and it doesn't get any easier the older you get."
West Ham's win over Forest has seen them climb up to ninth in the Premier League table, three points behind the top seven, four points below the top six and nine points adrift of the top four.
In the Europa League, the Hammers sit joint top of Group A along with German side Freiburg and require just two points from their final two fixtures to qualify for the knockout rounds.
Oliver Thomas
