QPR midfielder Joey Barton has declared he intends to enter coaching when he hangs up the boots.

Barton, currently on-loan at Marseille, tweeted:

Yes, for those of you asking I will almost certainly manage when I stop playing. Reckon I've got about 8/9 years left at the top! — Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) May 5, 2013

Football is a simple game complicated by fools and people stealing livings. — Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) May 5, 2013

To be a top manager you need brains and balls. I have both in abundance. Watch this space. — Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) May 5, 2013