SAM Allardyce has ruled himself out of the vacant Leicester City job, insisting “it’s not the right time.”

The former Wanderers boss had been odds-on favourite to succeed Craig Shakespeare at the King Power Stadium after he was sacked at the start of the week.

But while Allardyce may have coveted the Foxes job earlier in his career he feels having stepped away from club football at Crystal Palace in May he is not missing the daily grind.

“As big a club it is and as much as I would love to manage Leicester, I don't think it is time for me,” he said on TalkSport.

“I'm not ready. Having been in it so long and how I felt at the end of last season, I am enjoying my life too much.

“Yes, it would interest me and yes I would take the Leicester job - but not at this time.”

International management would be a different story, and Allardyce is among those linked with the USA job recently vacated by Bruce Arena after their failure to reach the World Cup Finals.

“If I ever go back into football, an international position again might be of interest to me," he said. "Whether that is the USA, who knows.

“If we got to that stage where we there was an interview, you would assess whether you have a chance of being successful with that national side and, if you do, is that a better challenge for me at this stage of my life?”