Next England Manager Odds: Four future replacements for Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate could leave his post at England after Euro 2024.
Well, that's according to the Daily Mail, which claims that The Three Lions manager could depart after next summer's tournament.
If, and it's obviously a big IF, Southgate and England do part ways in just under a year's time, then who could be in the running to replace him in what is one of the most high-pressure and heavily scrutinised jobs in world football?
We've looked at four potential future candidates for the England job.
Next England Manager Odds
First, we'll take a look at what the odds are saying in the here-and-now (September 2023).
As you can imagine, the betting is wide open given that Southgate is still in the job.
In as the narrow favourite is the out-of-work Graham Potter at 6/1. The former Brighton and Chelsea boss is followed by England U21s incumbent Lee Carsley and Newcastle manager Eddie Howe, who can both be backed at 9/1.
Pep Guardiola can be found at 10/1, although one bookmaker now has the Man City supremo at 5/1.
Bayern Munich's Thomas Tuchel slots in behind at 14/1, alongside Steve Cooper of Nottingham Forest and Steven Gerrard who is now managing in Saudi Arabia.
England Women's manager Sarina Wiegman is a best-priced 16/1, while Big Sam is 200/1 to return for a second spell...
Right, without further ado, let's look at four managers who could be in the frame to replace Southgate if he does leave his post after Euro 2024.
Next England Manager Odds
Pep Guardiola
Surely the dream appointment. What club or country wouldn't want Pep Guardiola in charge?
Last season's treble-winner is hunting for more trophies this term as he bids to not only retain the treble but add the League Cup and Club World Cup. You wouldn't back against him scooping up all five.
Guardiola has long been linked with a move into international management, most notably with Brazil, while he now ranges from 5/1 to 10/1 for the England job.
His current contract with City expires in the summer of 2025, so this would require him to leave the Etihad a year early, that's if he's even interested. Should he win it all again this season, the England job could well pique the interest of the Spaniard.
It would be fascinating to see what Guardiola could do with such a talented bunch of players, which includes City stars Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, and John Stones, who he is obviously very familiar with.
Graham Potter
The current bookmakers' favourite to be the next England manager is Graham Potter.
Potter is arguably the best unemployed option, although whether he'll still be without a job come the backend of next summer is open to debate.
Potter has proved to be a progressive and innovative manager, showcased through spells at Ostersund, Swansea, then Brighton.
The Englishman then made the step up to replace Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea, only to be given the boot 31 games later back in April. In truth, it never seemed like the right fit.
Potter's yet to return to the dugout - he's no doubt waiting for a Premier League job to arise - however, should he get wind that the FA want him to succeed Southgate then perhaps he could decide to wait it out for the chance to manage his country next year.
Eddie Howe
A year is a long time in football but there's no question that Eddie Howe would be bang in the mix should the FA wish to appoint an English manager.
Howe fired Newcastle to 4th place in his first full season, winning widespread plaudits for the way he transformed players such as Joelinton, Miguel Almiron, and Sean Longstaff, alongside smart recruitment in the form of Nick Pope, Bruno Guimaraes, Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman, and Alexander Isak. He'll now hope that the summer 2023 arrivals can take the Toon to the next level.
Unless things go really pear-shaped, it's difficult to envision Newcastle cutting ties with Howe anytime soon, given the superb job he's done.
In fact, if he continues on his upward trajectory then it could potentially be Howe who leaves on his own accord should England come knocking next summer.
The chance to manage England's crop of stars at the 2026 World Cup could well be too good to turn down.
Lee Carsley
Lee Carsley may not have quite the same razzmatazz as some of the other managers mentioned, but his work with the England U21s simply can't be overlooked.
Carsley masterminded the Young Lions' stunning U21 Euro 2023 success - their first trophy for nearly 40 years - during which they won all of their six games without even conceding, including the 1-0 victory over Spain in the final. A solid defensive backbone was at the core of the success and his side always looked dangerous in attack, scoring 11 goals en route.
While other managers failed before him, Carsley stepped up to the plate and got the best out of the talented group of individuals, many of whom will now be targeting a breakthrough into the first team, such as Levi Colwill, Anthony Gordon, Jacob Ramsey, and James Trafford.
Stepping up from youth level to senior level is obviously quite the jump, however, Southgate was of course promoted from the U21s, so who is to say that the FA won't go down the same track once again should they fail to land their top targets.
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