Gareth Southgate: Former England manager announces he will not go back into coaching within the next year amid Man Utd links
Gareth Southgate left the England job after the Euro 2024 final loss to Spain; Man Utd are yet to clarify Erik ten Hag's future at the club; Southgate: "I need to give myself time to make good decisions. When you come out of a really big role you need to give your body time"
Thursday 10 October 2024 14:37, UK
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Gareth Southgate has announced he will not return to coaching within the next year, amid links to the Manchester United job.
The former England manager, who left his role after losing to Spain in the Euro 2024 final, has been linked to the Old Trafford role, with United yet to clarify Erik ten Hag's position at the club following a poor start to the season.
Ten Hag, as is usual during the international break along with players not representing their countries, has taken a few days off to recharge and is expecting to still be in charge at Old Trafford at the end of the international break.
He is under the impression that he retains the backing of the club's hierarchy and has not been informed any differently.
Tuchel, who United progressed the furthest with in the summer in regard to possibly replacing Ten Hag during a strategic review, has not received any formal communication yet to take over at Old Trafford.
Discussions with him had reached the stage of negotiating financials before it broke down and United decided they already had the best available manager in position.
'No news is good news for Ten Hag'
Sky Sports News' Kaveh Solhekol:
"As far as Ten Hag is concerned, no news is good news.
"Manchester United's perspective on what happened [on Tuesday] is that this was a routine meeting. The meeting was held at the headquarters of INEOS, who are now in charge of all football operations.
"Of course, there's been a lot of media focus on the meeting around Ten Hag's future. Lots of things were discussed apart from Ten Hag, like the redevelopment of Old Trafford, commercial and sponsorship deals and accounts.
"The meeting went on for quite a long time. It started around 9.30am as Sir Jim Ratcliffe arrived with Sir Dave Brailsford. Also in attendance was Dan Ashworth, Omar Berrada, Jean-Claude Blanc. Joel Glazer and Jason Wilcox were also expected to attend.
"We didn't see anyone leaving until around 4.45pm, when Blanc left by the front door. I think a decision was made that Sir Jim Ratcliffe should leave by the back exit because there were so many people here.