Gareth Southgate set to stay on as England manager as details of talks emerge

Gareth Southgate is set to stay on as England manager until at least the end of his contract in 2024. There had been widespread speculation the 52-year-old would step down after the Cup disappointment of the world of the Three Lions. exit, but is now of the opinion to continue until the Euro in Germany.

Express Sport understands Southgate has yet to inform the Football Association of its future plans as it waits until next week to make its final decision. He has held talks with family and friends since returning from Qatar last Sunday as he considered his options, but the outlook is now positive after further talks with No2 Steve Holland.

Ahead of the start of the World Cup, the former Middlesbrough boss had decided to leave regardless of England's position in the tournament, citing the negativity that had begun to surround his tenure after a dismal campaign of the League of Nations.

England were relegated from their group after failing to win any of their games with a 4-0 loss to Hungary in January a particularly low point.

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However, he says he is reassured by the broad support he enjoys following his efforts in Qatar and hopes that this feeling can continue. England players had also called on him to stay en masse with Jordan Henderson, Jude Bellingham and Harry Maguire all using their media appearances after the France defeat to pledge their support for their manager.

Southgate took over from Sam Allardyce as England manager in 2016 after the former Newcastle and West Ham boss resigned following allegations of professional misconduct.

The 52-year-old is already the second most successful manager in England history after leading the country to the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2018 and the final of Euro 2020 Only Sir Alf Ramsey is above him in the standings.

Gary Lineker was part of the chorus of voices calling for Southgate to stay, citing how well he had done while in charge.

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"I hope Gareth stays, I think it's right that the decision is up to him," he told the BBC. "He did a really good job and you have to wonder where we were a few years ago. Everyone thinks it's easy work and everyone would think, 'I would have played him and not him. , and I would have brought him sooner and not him" and it's very easy with hindsight.

"I think Gareth has done a really good job. The only thing you would say about him [is] maybe sometimes he hasn't really changed things in a game, dramatically, when it's not going well.

"It's very easy to judge, but World Cups are not leagues. In a league, the best team always wins. In a World Cup, it's a knockout."

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England's next match will be against Italy in March as the Three Lions kick off their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign in Germany.