"The difficulty for managers is the amount of money that is being spent," Allardyce told the BBC. "The actual increase in the team is probably less than 5 percent and that's what you're searching for now. The former Sunderland and Newcastle United boss had previously ruled out a return to football management at the end of his five-month stint at Palace. "International football is completely different from Premier League football," he told Sky Sports. In almost 20 years of managing in England's top division, Allardyce never once experienced relegation.

Source: The Star July 28, 2017 04:52 UTC