Wales target Rush to fill position
LONDON, England -- Former Liverpool striker Ian Rush could succeed Mark Hughes as the next manager of Wales after his club gave the FA of Wales permission to talk to him about the job.
"The FA of Wales have approached us and we will not stand in his way," said Stephen Vaughan, the chairman of English Division Two side Chester.
"Whether he will take the job, or do it full-time or part-time and stay here I can't say yet. We would love him to stay here but we won't stand in his way.
"He has done a magnificent job for Chester and is going to be a top manager one day. It's a big opportunity for him," Vaughan added.
Rush, 43, began his playing career at Chester in the late 1970s before moving to Liverpool where he won five league titles, three FA Cups, five League Cups and the European Cup once in 1984.
He returned to Chester as manager in August and since his arrival his team have played 10 unbeaten matches, rising from bottom to 14th in the table after promotion from the Conference League at the end of last season.
He played 73 times for Wales and is their record scorer with 28 goals.
Former Welsh coach Hughes, a playing contempory of Rush's, was in the post from 1999 until last month, when he took over as manager of English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers.
