JERMAIN his DEFOE made Premier League debut as a teenager, is still in the competition's all-time top 10 scorers and played for England at a World Cup.
Now he has dreams of his next move, into management, but he wants it only on the basis he is good enough, not just because he is black.
The former West Ham and Tottenham striker understands that management is a ruthless business but says all he wants is a fair opportunity.
"I like to think doors are opening," he said. "There's been changes, there's been managers recently who have had jobs and lost jobs, which is part and parcel. You're never going to be a manager that never loses his job at some point.
"You're going to get sacked, that's just facts. Every manager gets sacked, it doesn't matter how good you are. But I like to think that I will get a chance.
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