Sky have asked Gary Neville to return to their ranks but the sacked Valencia manager will stay in Spain for the time being to consider his options.

Neville was dismissed after a dismal run of results and knew of his exit before joining up with England last week.

The former Manchester United defender was axed despite maintaining business links with Peter Lim, the billionaire owner of the Spanish club.

Gary Neville (right) was a highly-respected pundit with Sky Sports before his managerial spell with Valencia

He quickly formed a popular partnership on Sky with former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher (left)

Sky have asked him to return but he will decide after working with England at Euro 2016 in France this summer

Valencia won just three La Liga games during Neville's tenure, and he admitted his record wasn't good enough

NEVILLE BY NUMBERS Record: P28 W10 D7 L7 F39 A38 35.7% - Neville’s win percentage in all competitions 7-0 - Valencia’s crushing defeat by Barcelona was their heaviest in a Spanish cup match since 1928 0 - Clean sheets kept in La Liga by Valencia under Neville. They have conceded 25 goals in 16 games 3 - Neville won just three games in La Liga 6 - Valencia are just six points above the relegation zone in La Liga with eight games to go Advertisement

Neville intends to focus on Euro 2016 in his role as assistant to Roy Hodgson before deciding whether to return to England. He has not ruled out eventually working again for Sky, where he performed a punditry double act with Sportsmail’s Jamie Carragher.

Neville conceded last night that 10 wins from 28 games of his four-month spell in charge was not good enough, but he had expected to be given until the end of the season.

His younger brother, Phil, is expected to remain at the club in a coaching role for now.