Speaking to talkSPORT, Charlton Athletic manager Lee Bowyer has admitted that he was tempted by interest from Huddersfield Town before going on to explain why he opted to remain with the Addicks.
Lee Bowyer has massively impressed in his time as manager of Charlton Athletic manager and it seemed that he would be leaving the club in the summer before he put pen to paper on a one-year contract extension. However, the interest in his services did not end in the summer.
Huddersfield Town were heavily linked with a swoop for Bowyer before they instead opted to appoint Danny Cowley of Lincoln City.
Now, speaking to talkSPORT, Bowyer has admitted that he was tempted by the interest from the Terriers, but opted to remain with Charlton Athletic for a number of reasons. He said:
“I stayed because what we’ve built here is very good. The club means a lot to me personally. I started off here as a kid. For me to leave this football club it will have to be something big.
“I’m going to keep enjoying it here for as long as I can. At the same time there will come a time whether the club moves me on or I make that decision – that’s football after all.
“Yes, there has been interest since I’ve been manager here. If you do well and you’re successful then other clubs will want you, it’s as simple as that. Of course it was tempting to go there [to Huddersfield]. It’s great to be recognised for what you’re doing. But it was about what was right for my career, and more importantly what was right on a moral level.
“My family are local and we’re sitting second in the league. I’ve got a good bunch of players, some of them have come here specifically to learn from myself – I couldn’t just walk away. I thought it be wrong of myself to do that and leave this all behind it. I just couldn’t do it. Yes, there have been ups and downs, but that is part and parcel of football.
“We have great fans, this is a big football club. If the right people come in and take over then who knows what could happen? This club could easily get back into the Premier League.”
