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Joe Allen says he is taking a break from football after leaving Swansea City and admits his future could lie away from the game.
The central midfielder retired from professional football in May 2025 but was part of Vitor Matos' backroom staff after the Portuguese boss replaced Alan Sheehan as Swansea head coach in November.
However, after leaving his coaching role with the Swans, the former Wales international says he remains unsure what he will do next.
When asked about his future plans, Allen told BBC Sport Wales: "I don't have an answer, I'll take a break now to work it all out.
"I'm hoping something comes to me, whether that's in the next few weeks or few months, I'm not sure.
"I'm probably torn between staying in football – it's all I've known really – but then there's a part of me which fancies maybe starting something new."
Allen was part of the Swansea team that gained promotion to the Premier League under Brendan Rodgers in 2011.
Having been relegated from the top-flight in 2018, Swansea are currently preparing for a ninth successive season in the Championship.
But Allen feels the Swans - who finished 11th in the second tier last term - have shown encouraging signs under Matos as they look to secure a return to the Premier League.
"With the way the season ended, the signs are promising," added the 36-year-old.
"It's tough, when Swansea came down, the ambition was to get back up as soon as possible, it's not quite happened.
"But we had that incredible day 15 years ago and the message for the group now is you want to write your own history and have something similar, so we'll keep our fingers crossed and we hope the Swans can take that step."
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