LEE Briers is not ruling out a return to Warrington Wolves in the future and confirmed his ultimate ambitions in rugby league.

"The aim is to be a head coach one day, but where that may be I don’t know," he said.

"I’m never going to say no regarding a return to Warrington, because that would be daft – there’s not that many head coaches roles going.

"But my sole focus at the moment is that I’ve got two years with an option at Wigan and I’m thoroughly looking forward to being the best assistant coach I can be.

"Who would have thought that two years ago the world would have shut down with Covid? So you never know what’s round the corner."

Being told there was no role for him in 2022 at The Wire after 25 years meant uncertainty for Briers and his family during the season just finished.

"I didn’t have anything planned, so the last few months have been anxious, nerve-racking but exciting at the same time as to what was hopefully going to follow," said the 43-year-old.

"I was even contemplating that I might have had to go out of the game, which is something that I’m totally comfortable with. I worked before I played rugby so I was happy to go back into the working world.

"We were really close to going to the NRL. Unfortunately at this time with Covid, there was that uncertainty.

"Also my dad’s getting on a bit now. So while it’s still a dream of mine to go to the NRL, this opportunity at Wigan was too good to turn down."

He added: "The Wigan option felt right. They made me feel wanted and I’ve got a really good relationship with the head coach Matty Peet who is a friend as well.

"The vision that the club showed felt right, and the vision with me in part of that it just felt really right from minute one.

"Wigan Warriors are a massive club in anyone’s eyes – whether I’m a Warrington fan or I’m from St Helens, it’s a massive club. So to have that on the coaching resume is not a bad thing."