Andre Villas-Boas offered shock return to football as Borussia Dortmund make contact
Former Chelsea and Spurs manager quit Chinese Super League side to race rally cars but is set to take top Bundesliga job
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ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS has been offered a shock return to football after holding talks with Borussia Dortmund, according to reports.
The former Spurs and Chelsea boss quit Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG last year to race rally cars.
But he is set to land a top Bundesliga job at Jurgen Klopp's old club, say France Football.
AVB, 40, also took in spells at Porto and Zenit St Petersburg and would be brought in to revive a flagging Dortmund.
Some top players have left - noticeably Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Arsenal - amid the side's lacklustre form. They currently sit third in the league but have won just two of their last five games.
AVB made the move into motorsport earlier this year, competing in the Dakar rally.
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But he was forced to withdraw after picking up a back injury.
The Portuguese endured mixed fortunes in the Premier League.
He followed fellow countryman Jose Mourinho in landing the Stamford Bridge gig but lasted less than a year before being replaced by Roberto Di Matteo.
However he guided Spurs to a fifth place finish in 2012-13.
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It was after the White Hart Lane job that Villas-Boas went to Russia and in 2016 he made the big-money move to China with Shanghai.
Some Spurs fans have had their say on their former manager's proposed move.
One wrote: "#prayfordortmund."
Another said: "Must be desperate."
A fellow user posted: "Club suicide."