Paolo di Canio revealed today that he does not intend to sign another contract at West Ham.
Instead, di Canio has said he will return to Italy when his current deal runs out at the end of next season.
"I don't want another contract. I have the next three months plus one year and then, for family reasons, I want to go back to Italy," he told London's Barking & Dagenham Post.
"Before then, I want to give my best, not only on the pitch but I want to try to help young players like Joe Cole, Michael Carrick and Jermain Defoe. I want to let them understand that they have to prove something every day - that is my mission".
Di Canio seemed to be on the verge of a transfer to Manchester United only for the Champions League registration deadline to run out last week without a deal having been done.
The failure of Dwight Yorke to agree a move to Middlesbrough along with a question mark over the length of contract 33-year-old di Canio would sign put an end to the proposed transfer.