Thomas Tuchel will become the next England manager, according to multiple reports.
The Football Association have finally ended their search for a successor to Gareth Southgate, who stepped down as the national team head coach in July.
The 51-year-old has reportedly signed a deal to take over the reins from interim boss Lee Carsley, who was put in temporary charge for the Uefa Nations League campaign.
Tuchel could be unveiled as early as this week after the FA accelerated their hunt for a new manager in the wake of last week’s defeat to Greece and Carsley’s confused messaging over his future.
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FA chief executive Mark Bullingham and and technical director John McDermott reached out to the former Chelsea manager in the summer, but no formal approach was made until this week.
Tuchel, who will become the first German-born coach to lead the England senior team, has been out of work since leaving Bayern Munich at the end of last season and had been eyed up by some of Europe’s biggest clubs.
Manchester United and AC Milan were two such clubs, according to The Times. United spoke to Tuchel in the summer, but ultimately retained Erik ten Hag and gave the Dutchman an one-year contract extension.
United, though, ‘retained an interest’ in Tuchel, who was ‘made aware’ he would be the club’s top target if they needed a replacement for Ten Hag.
The FA had also ‘sounded out’ Pep Guardiola, who was reported to be their ‘dream long-term candidate’, but the Manchester City manager ‘declined’ to give a firm answer on whether he would take the job.
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