Man City boss Pep Guardiola is the Football Association s only priority to succeed Gareth Southgate as England manager, according to reports.
Southgate stood down on Tuesday after his team came up just short in the Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain, and former Chelsea and Brighton boss Graham Potter among the bookmakers’ favourites to take on the job.
However, the FA insists the process is open to anyone who meets the set of criteria it published on Friday. The governing body has set August 2 as the closing date for applications.
The text of the role profile stated: “Our succession planning process has already identified a number of candidates; in addition to this we are committed to open recruitment processes in the football industry.”
The FA said…