Former Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt has confirmed his intention to go into football management.
Ex-Red Devils midfielder reveals management desire
Former Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt has confirmed his intention to go into football management.
The 36-year-old, who spent over a decade at Old Trafford, also played for Newcastle before retiring in China.
Butt is now back in England and is taking his coaching badges, but will not be jumping at the first managerial position that comes his way.
The former England international was previously linked with Oldham, although he admitted it would have been too soon to go to Boundary Park.
Ready
"I've started my badges now and am getting the hours in," Butt told Manchester United's
official website.
"I'll get assessed in the next five or six months. I go to Carrington a lot and just watch, I don't really take any of the sessions.
"I know for a fact management is what I want to do. Whether I'll be good at it is another thing. We'll see.
"There were rumours about Oldham and someone asked if I would be interested but I never was as it was too soon for me.
"I wanted to have a year away from it, spend time with my family and go away with the kids in the school holidays. It's been great but I think I feel now I'm ready to do something.
"There are a lot of things I'm able to do now but my ultimate aim is to be a manager.
"That's what I want to do, whenever that happens, but I don't want to just jump into a job, take it on and not be able to do it. I want to slowly get there and be ready for it."
