Former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has a return to English football amongst his options at the end of the season. The Dutchman's contract at Hamburg expires in the summer and the 34-year-old is widely expected to leave the Bundesliga club.
He has not ruled out a move back to Spain or the Premier League again after spending five seasons at Old Trafford earlier in his career.
"I am thinking about a nice club in England after this season," Van Nistelrooy is quoted in the Sunday Mirror.
"Or a club in Spain, but I don't think Real Madrid will come again after their efforts to bring me back in the January transfer window.
"I have decided that if a really big European club does approach me, I will accept a role as reserve striker.
"I would have accepted that too if the deal with Real Madrid had come off in January.
"They knew I was ready to step in when needed."
