Everton captain Phil Neville open to filtering down the leagues

Everton captain Phil Neville has revealed that he is willing to compete for a team in the lower divisions in order to prolong his career.

The 36-year-old, who is on a one-year rolling contract at Goodison Park, has insisted that he would not be "embarrassed" to drop out of the Premier League.

"For me, I want to continue playing as long as possible, so I'm not embarrassed to go down the leagues," Neville told the Liverpool Echo.

"I think you can still have as much fun playing in the lower leagues as you can in the Premier League. I think it'd be good for your experience to coach and manage down there."

Neville, whose current deal with Everton expires at the end of the season, has agreed to join the England Under-21 coaching staff for the European Championships in Israel this summer.