FA are prepared to hand Southgate a new contract as England manager.
Gareth Southgate has revealed that talks over a new contract as England manager have been postponed until after this summer’s European Championships.
It will be the fourth major tournament for the 53-year-old as manager in Germany. England are one of the favourites to lift the trophy. They fell short in the previous event when they lost to Italy in the final.
Southgate took charge of the Three Lions on a four-game interim basis in September 2016 after the departure of Sam Allardyce.
Since his taking charge as manager, he has led England to a World Cup semi-final in 2018. His side made into the finals of Euro 2020.
Speaking following his squad announcement ahead of March’s friendlies at Wembley, Southgate stated that he is focused solely on providing major tournament glory for England in the summer, not his future.
England boss Southgate said, “I’m completely relaxed about that (future after the Euros) and I have no idea where we’ll be in the middle of July, other than I hope it’s Trafalgar Square and let’s get the party on. Four lions!”
“I think we would have to sit and think about that at the end of the tournament. I’m happy to talk about it briefly now, but I’m not going to talk about it the whole summer, what’s next.
“We’ve consciously shelved any discussions internally about what might be next, because I think if we had sat and signed a new contract and done that before the tournament, everybody would have said: ‘Well, you did this with Fabio Capello and you should be proving yourself before you sign.”
According to The Mirror, the FA are prepared to hand Southgate a new contract as England manager running up until the 2026 World Cup in North America.
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