Former Tottenham and Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has been contacted for the management role at Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.

Twitter: André Villas-Boas has been contacted by Borussia Dortmund, according to France Football. (@GFFN)

The 40-year-old is free and looking for work after his spell in China with Shanghai SIPG came to an end at the climax of last season.

He has a rather impressive CV as a manager, having taken charge at Premier League sides Chelsea and Tottenham while also having spells with Porto and Zenit St. Petersburg in Russia.

Dortmund are looking to respond in Germany after a poor couple of seasons which led to a number of their top quality players leaving the club due to having ambitions of performing at the highest level and winning more trophies.

The dream is to get the club back competing with Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga while also being competitive in the Champions League – something which hasn’t happened for some time.