Mike Francesa desperately misses doing New York sports radio and is trying to get back on the air, sources told The Post.

A return to WFAN is in play.

When reached by phone and asked specifically about the FAN possibility, Francesa was silent for a moment.

“I’m not answering questions about any specific stations,” Francesa told The Post during a five-minute conversation.

While Francesa or his representatives have had talks with executives from 98.7 ESPN New York and WOR 710 AM, according to sources, a return to FAN in some form could be in motion.

In Francesa’s place, WFAN has put the trio of Chris Carlin, Maggie Gray and Bart Scott in the afternoon. The threesome was beaten by ESPN New York’s “Michael Kay Show” in the ratings by a slim margin in the winter ratings book. Francesa had never lost to Kay’s show in a full rating period.

Francesa, 64, could have stayed at FAN in a reduced time slot. FAN was willing to shorten his hours, but he declined. He and company executives also held brief talks after Craig Carton was arrested for his role in an alleged Ponzi scheme. It opened the door for Francesa to remain at FAN without looking as if he were losing face. However, Francesa asked for a raise, and no deal was reached.

FAN had a full “retirement tour” for Francesa, and its new show has only had three months on the air. Recently, Francesa and his old partner, Chris Russo, joked about FAN and received return fire from Boomer Esiason and other station hosts.

A Francesa return would be quite awkward. He was given a full salute for a year and a half and said he was done with FAN, so a full retreat is clearly was not what he had planned.

With ESPN, Francesa has tried to entice the New York affiliate to take his Sunday morning NFL show and put it on its airwaves this fall, according to sources. ESPN would not consider putting Francesa in place of Kay’s show. It is unclear how a partnership with WOR, which does have the Mets’ games, would work. WOR currently has Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity on in the afternoons.

Francesa has been eligible to sign with any radio station since April 1, but has been unable to find anything as a second career after FAN. But now, he desperately wants to get back on the radio and is trying to find a job at a New York station.

For years, Francesa has been without an agent, but he turned to CAA for help after failing to find any suitable matches for what he perceived to be his value. After denying to The Post he was working with the talent agency, Francesa showed up at the Big East tournament with one of the heads of CAA, Mike Levine. Levine has tried to help Francesa in his pursuits.

Even with the power of CAA, Francesa was having trouble finding another landing spot or creating an online platform to his liking, so he is trying to return to radio. WFAN could be his home again soon.