Blackburn owners reveal talks with Maradona

Blackburn owners, Venky’s have revealed that they have talked to Diego Maradona regarding the Blackburn manager’s job.

Chairwoman, Anuradha Desai told The Daily Telegraph that there were preliminary talks with the former Argentina coach but they have also said that Steve Kean will be in charge until the end of the season.

She said: “We thought about Maradona as a coach after we took over. Talks were at the initial stage then, but there is no development on that front yet.”

Argentine legend Maradona has been out of work since the end of the World Cup, and has talked about wanting a Premier League job numerous times. But sources say that any role with Blackburn would likely be ambassadorial.

Desai told the Lancashire Telegraph yesterday that Sam Allardyce was removed as manager for not fitting into their plans.

She also stated: “We want good football and Blackburn to be fourth or fifth in the league or even better.”