By Byron Goodchild
With contract ending in December Gareth Southgate is open to staying as the England manager.
Southgate came into charge in September 2016 and is now preparing to lead England into their fourth major tournament in being the Germany 2024 Euros.
Some of Southgate’s biggest accolades come from taking England into the semi-finals of the Word Cup and taking England into the finals of the Euro 2020.
While Southgate is open to staying on as the England Manager, he accepts it is also possible he may not be in charge by the time England play Nations League matches against the Republic of Ireland, Greece and Finland in the autumn.
The former Middlesbrough boss insists a decision over his future is not yet made and he remains open to the possibility of staying to work with the three lions.
“There’s a fair chance half the coaches won’t be here after the Euros. That’s international football,” Southgate said at the Nations League draw in Paris
“In my view, I know what we’re capable of achieving in the summer. I know what my own benchmark of success would be. After that, I’m not really thinking about anything else.”
Now putting aside his future with England, Southgate is focused on Englands return into League A after suffering relegation into League B2.
“I think everybody in England will think it was a big disappointment to drop down to League B but you still have difficult games.
“Obviously our objective will be to try to win the group to get back into League A.”
