Ex-Smoggy - Unloved And Unwanted!

Last updated : 19 May 2008 By Footy Mad - Editor

McClaren's agent has admitted that FC Twente is "an option" (that could be the ONLY option) for the former England coach after speculation linked him with the manager's position at the Dutch club.

McClaren was in Holland on Sunday, having switched his attention to clubs abroad as he looks for another route back into football.

Having told Gabby Logan on "Inside Sport" that he was desperate to return to work, the offers have been few and far between.

Allegedly Scunthorpe offered him the job of cleaning the strips, and Rushdon & Diamonds need a ball-boy, but nothing else has come his way.

FC Twente coach Fred Rutten is set to leave club and take up the reins at German side Schalke in the summer and McClaren's agent, Colin Gordon of Key Sports Management, confirmed that a managerial spell in Holland is a possibility for his client.

Trying to keep a straight face, he said: "Steve is a top manager so he will be linked with any jobs which are vacant."

McClaren, 47, has been out of work since he left the England job in November following the failure to qualify for Euro 2008.