Zola eyes West Ham job: Italian legend wants to succeed Curbishley

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Gianfranco Zola has joined Paolo Di Canio in admitting interest in becoming the new manager of told .

The Italian is reportedly on a short-list of six foreign names to succeed Alan Curbishley, who resigned on Wednesday.

Croatia boss Slaven Bilic is on the short-list along with former Liverpool and France boss Gerard Houllier, Roberto Mancini and Roberto Donadoni.

Italian technical director Gianluca Nani now has the task of establishing the availability of the candidates.

Zola, 42, has said he is interested in returning to English football after becoming a Chelsea legend in his seven years at Stamford Bridge, reports The Mirror.

He is assistant to another former Chelsea player, Pierluigi Casiraghi, with the Italian Under-21s.

The Irons hope to have a new manager in place by the time they face West Brom on September 13.