Charlton legend Alan Curbishley has left the door open to a possible return to the Valley.

The 58-year-old spent 15 years in SE7 between 1991 and 2006, managing 729 games for the Addicks.

Curbishley left the club at the end of the 2005/06 season and returned to management at West Ham later that year.

The former midfielder resigned from his post in 2008 and has not worked in management since.

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However, the Addicks great worked in an ‘advisory role’ at Fulham last year and when asked whether he could return to Charlton, Curbishley told the Independent: “I think at the moment the situation at Charlton is very, very difficult.

“Last week they played a pre-season friendly and there was a couple of thousand people there at a 30,000-seater stadium.

“It’s a difficult time for them at the moment.

“The role I can see is perhaps an advisory role, helping out, perhaps even on the coaching side.”

Curbishley, who has worked for Sky Sports since leaving football management, added: “Listen, if a Premier League club came in to me now, I’d jump at it with both hands but I think that’s a long way off because of the time I’ve been out.

“The time I’ve been out hasn't been other people’s fault, it’s probably been mine.”

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