Who will be next England manager?

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Graham Potter, Eddie Howe and Mauricio Pochettino (left to right) are among those being touted arsenic Gareth Southgate's successor

England are connected nan hunt for a caller manager.

After 102 matches astatine nan helm, stretching 8 years, Gareth Southgate has discontinue arsenic Three Lions boss aft conclusion by Spain successful Sunday's Euro 2024 final.

He will beryllium a reliable enactment to travel arsenic - connected apical of masterminding England's tally to nan Euro 2024 last - Southgate has taken his state to nan Euro 2020 final, a World Cup semi-final and a World Cup quarter-final.

So, who could travel him? BBC Sport takes a look astatine immoderate of nan contenders earlier asking you to take who you would for illustration successful charge.

Lee Carsley

Perhaps a near section campaigner but England Under-21 head Lee Carsley is good thought of astatine nan Football Association.

He has been pinch nan FA a agelong clip and won nan European Under-21 Championship past summer. He could perchance bargain nan FA clip until a large sanction was free adjacent summer.

It must besides beryllium remembered Southgate managed nan under-21s betwixt 2013 and 2016 earlier becoming nan elder boss.

Carsley, 50, held talks astir becoming Republic of Ireland head past twelvemonth but opted to enactment pinch nan under-21s for different cycle.

Pep Guardiola

The Manchester City leader has agelong been mooted arsenic a early world head and a domiciled pinch England would surely excite galore Three Lions fans.

Having won everything location is to triumph astatine nine level pinch Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City, a caller situation adjacent summertime could beryllium very attractive.

Guardiola is nether statement astatine City until nan summertime of 2025, but aft that? You couldn't norm it out, though his wages could beryllium different stumbling block.

Eddie Howe

Another English head good fancied by nan bookmakers.

The Newcastle leader has long-been talked astir arsenic a imaginable England head since impressing successful complaint of Bournemouth.

He has further enhanced his estimation astatine Newcastle - starring them successful nan Champions League successful 2023-24, though they will not play successful Europe adjacent season.

The 46-year-old is tied to a semipermanent contract, understood to beryllium until 2027, but it mightiness beryllium difficult for Howe to move down nan opportunity if England came calling.

Jurgen Klopp

Another big-name head retired of work.

If nan FA was minded to spell down nan way of attracting a sanction from abroad, Klopp would surely beryllium connected its database of contenders.

The erstwhile Liverpool head is improbable to beryllium disposable correct now, having stepped down astatine Anfield and wanting a break. But - should nan FA beryllium consenting to hold - Klopp could travel into nan reckoning.

The 57-year-old is already being touted some for nan vacant United States occupation and arsenic a imaginable successor for Julian Nagelsmann, should he time off Germany.

Mauricio Pochettino

Another high-profile, popular, overseas head retired of activity this summer.

The erstwhile Tottenham, PSG and Chelsea leader was heavy linked pinch Manchester United - earlier Erik 10 Hag's statement was extended - and would relish returning to activity successful England.

He is keen to go Southgate's successor and his passion for shot successful this state makes him a superior contender.

Graham Potter

The erstwhile Brighton leader is 1 of nan favourites among nan bookmakers aft impressing successful 3 years successful complaint astatine Brighton.

His estimation did suffer a spot of rustle erstwhile he was sacked by Chelsea aft little than 7 months successful complaint successful April 2023, but he remains 1 of English football's astir respected coaches.

There is simply a awesome mobility people astir whether he would want an world occupation complete a nine domiciled though, and he rejected a chance to negociate Sweden successful nan past earlier discussing moves to Ajax and Leicester.

The England occupation would surely beryllium excessively large to move down though and it is thought Potter turned down Leicester earlier this summer, pinch half connected oculus connected a early England role.

Thomas Tuchel

Another highly rated head who is looking for activity this summer.

A fable astatine Chelsea for helping nan nine triumph nan Champions League successful 2021, he near his occupation astatine Bayern Munich astatine nan extremity of past season, contempt talks to seduce him to stay.

Tuchel, who has besides managed astatine nan likes of Paris St-Germain and Borussia Dortmund, would relish a return to English shot and is believed to beryllium unfastened to talks pinch nan FA astir being Southgate’s successor.

He reportedly came adjacent to replacing Erik 10 Hag astatine Manchester United earlier they stuck pinch nan Dutchman aft his FA Cup win.

Who other could beryllium considered?

Ipswich fans will not for illustration reference this but their head Kieran McKenna is accelerated increasing a estimation arsenic 1 nan country's champion coaches. The England occupation could travel excessively soon, but do not beryllium amazed to spot his sanction mentioned.

Former Chelsea head Frank Lampard is different sanction being mentioned by some, on pinch Middlesbrough coach Michael Carrick, Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers and ex-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.

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