Former Aston Villa, Sunderland and Sheffield United boss expresses interest in Premier League job

Former Aston Villa and Birmingham City boss Steve Bruce has told expressed his interest in the Leicester City job after telling them 'you know where I am'.

The Foxes are on the search for a new manager after Enzo Maresca left to become head coach at Chelsea. Leicester won the Championship last term but will have to begin life in English football's top tier with a new manager.

West Brom head coach Carlos Corberan is said to rank highly in Leicester's shortlist but they have been told it will cost between £3.5m and £4m to land the Baggies boss. Man Untied legend Ruud van Nistlerooy is also a contender for the role but there is no concrete news of where Leicester are heading in their manager search.

Bruce, who has years of experience managing in the Premier League has offered his services to Leicester. He's been out of work since being sacked by West Brom and would have no qualms about taking the job.

“A points deduction wouldn’t put me off,” he said on talkSPORT with the Midlands club potentially facing Financial Fair Play punishments.

“Leicester, you know where I am! I mean, what a wonderful opportunity that is all of a sudden.

“You know, they might have a few problems, but Leicester has been a great club over the past few years, of course the fairy tale of winning the Premier League a few years ago.”

It's been 19 months since Bruce was in a dugout after being relieved of his duties as West Brom boss. He is keen to get back football either as a manager or as an advisor as part of a club's wider football staff.

“I’m looking to do something,” he said. “I mean I’ve had a year off now.”

"Either management, or working alongside somebody. Or I’d like to think if a chairman asked me a question on football, I’d like to give him an answer.

“I’ve been in [football] a long time. But I’ve had a long winter in this country without work and so to do something is the next step."