Gareth Southgate has dismissed talks of a return to club management
Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate has dismissed any claims that he is ready to quit the job of England’s head coach to return to club management. The 48-year-old also insists that he hasn’t received any offers to return to club management.
Southgate took England to the semi-finals of the World Cup earlier in the year for the first time since 1990 and added another feather to his cap by leading the Three Lions to the finals of the UEFA Nations League scheduled to be held next year.
The former Middlesbrough manager has been linked with a job at Old Trafford next summer, with club legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the helm of affairs only on a temporary basis. However, the 48-year-old has ruled out the possibility of quitting the job as the manager of the national team to return to club management.
“I think at the moment that’s very easy: I don’t have anything to consider,” he told Sky Sports when asked about possible interest from club teams.
“We’ve just had our best year in about the last 28 years, we’re in another semi-final next summer and I signed a new contract three months ago.
“I’m incredibly proud to be the England manager and I’ve the opportunity to lead England into a European Championship where so many of the matches are at Wembley, so for me, it’s a very simple situation at the moment.”
