Gareth Southgate is considering leaving his job as England manager.
England were knocked out of the World Cup by France on Saturday and Southgate wants time and space to make sure he makes the right decision.
Speaking after England’s quarter-final exit, Southgate said: “These tournaments take a lot out of you, and I need time to reflect. We’ve done that after every tournament and that’s the right thing to do.”
He added: “I don’t want to be four, five months down the line thinking I’ve made the wrong call. It’s too important for everybody to get that wrong.”
The fact that Southgate wants to return to club management in the future has never been a secret, and if he were to leave England, he would hope to join a major Champions League team in either England or Europe.
The FA and the England team want Southgate to continue as manager at least through the 2024 European Championships in Germany. Southgate extended his contract by two years last year; it will end following the Euro 2024.
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In 2018, Southgate led England to its first World Cup semifinal in 28 years in Russia. However, England lost to Croatia in extra time, and in the summer of 2021, Italy defeated England on penalties in the Euro 2020 final.
