Dennis Bergkamp, the legendary former Arsenal player, has expressed his desire to make a comeback to the football world after a six-year absence.

Bergkamp, who enjoyed an illustrious 11-year stint with the Gunners, winning three Premier League titles and four FA Cups, has now set his sights on returning to the sport.

After leaving Arsenal, the Amsterdam-born footballer spent six years as an assistant manager at his first club Ajax, before being dismissed in 2017.

Since then, the 79-cap international has been away from the football scene.

However, Bergkamp, now 54, has recently revealed his intention to return to coaching.

This could potentially lead to a new role for the former striker at Arsenal, where a statue has been erected in his honor.

Bergkamp told Dutch media: “I’m itching to get back into football once more.

“I don’t think I am good enough to be a head coach, as I don’t think am sufficiently interested to want to manage everything.

“I respect people who can do this, but I prefer a different role – in between the youth squad and the first team.

“I find the best job to be in developing players. My role in acting as a bridge for youth-team players in getting to the first eleven suited me the best.

“That was also the way I used to play – between the lines!  I was neither a striker nor a midfielder.

“I found this to be a great job while I was at Ajax.

“I saw the young prospects coming through, discussed them with the youth coaches and the academy head, and I also had the ear of the head coach.

“I hope for a similar role in the future if I get back into football – and I think it will happen.

“This is one of my chief ambitions, as I think it is something I can do well.”

Bergkamp, who joined Arsenal from Inter Milan in 1995, scored 120 goals in 423 appearances for the club before retiring in 2006.

He earned the nickname "Non-Flying Dutchman" for his famous refusal to travel by plane.