Gareth Southgate signs new England contract to take him out of the running for Man Utd job

The new term means there will be nothing hanging over his future at the tournament itself as he will already be committed to leading England’s qualifying campaign for the Euro 2024 finals, which start in March 2023.

All being well, the new contract period will also take in that summer tournament in Germany.

Rather than end the deal then, sources at the FA say both parties were keen to add on the few extra months after that to take the arrangement right through to December so that another major tournament would not be overshadowed by questions about the manager’s future.

Southgate himself plans to explain the agreement in more detail in a press conference at 1.30pm today.

source: express.co.uk