David Moyes has revealed that he had doubts about moving to Spain but is now loving life as manager of Real Sociedad.
The Scotsman was sacked by Manchester United in April 2014 after a turbulent season, and took six months out before choosing his next move.
Several Premier League sides made an approach for his services, but he admits that his La Liga experience will make him a better coach in the future.
He told The Telegraph: "When there was a chance of getting the job at first, to be honest, I thought 'it's probably not for me'. There were Premier League clubs interested but the more I saw the more I thought about it.
"There are a lot of similarities between La Real and Everton; a lot of it would fit. For me, also, it was the right place to coach again, to manage again, and also to improve myself, improve my CV.
"Could I work in Spain? Could I find another style? I'm working with some really good staff and whenever I go back to England I will have good contacts in Spain, I will have seen close-up Spanish players, who would be good to bring to the Premier League and what types of British players are good enough."
Moyes steered Sociedad to 12th last season.
Charlie Bennett
