Ryan Mason confirmed he would be open to a return to football in a coaching role, especially if it would transpire to be a homecoming at boyhood club Tottenham.

Mason announced earlier this week that he would be retiring from professional football after suffering a life-threatening skull fracture in January 2017 during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Hull City.

Mason Clashed heads with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill in a freak accident which left the 26-year-old fighting for his life.

The former Spurs midfielder was a guest on Soccer AM on Saturday, and suggested that he would be open to a career in coaching.

Mason said: "I'm going to see what I fall into. But if I was to go down the coaching route, I spent 18 years at Tottenham and that's my club so I'm sure that would be in my DNA if I was a coach.”

The midfielder, who made one England senior team appearance in 2015, did suggest that he is in no rush to make any decisions, and is looking forward to some well-deserved family time.

"I'm still not sure [what I'll do next]. I'm just going to see where everything takes me," he added.

“I've only been retired for four or five days so I think I'm going to enjoy a bit of time with my family, see everyone and then see where I want to go with it all."