Next England manager odds: Chelsea boss Graham Potter…

Next England manager odds: Chelsea boss Graham Potter favourite to replace Gareth Southgate

Following England's quarter-final defat to France at the World Cup, speculation has begun with regards to the future of manager Gareth Southgate.

The Three Lions boss refused to rule out his departure in the wake of his side's 2-1 defeat to France on Saturday night. The defeat was a tough one, with England's second-half performance in particularly impressive before Harry Kane's late penalty miss ended England's hopes.

However, after six years at the helm, Southgate may feel as though he has taken the team as far as he can and could wish to pass the reigns over to somebody else. It has been a spell which has seen vast improvements for the fortunes of the England team, with a semi-final at the 2018 World Cup followed by a heartbreaking defeat on penalties at Euro 2020 at Wembley.

Some could see England's quarter-final defeat as a step back, but the manner of the defeat as well as their performance - plus the quality of the opponents they were facing - will leave many thinking of the future under Southgate. However, the former Middlesbrough manager has referred to a challenging last year and a half when reflecting on his future following the defeat.

"I've found large parts of the last 18 months difficult," he explained. "For everything that I've loved about the last few weeks, I still have how things have been for 18 months - what's been said and what's been written, the night at Wolves [the 4-0 defeat to Hungary at Molineux in the Nations League].

"There are lots of things in my head that are really conflicted at the moment, so what I want to make sure, if it's the right thing to stay, is that I've definitely got the energy to do that."

There is a rather limited list of replacements, with the brightest English managers currently having secure jobs. This has not stopped Graham Potter being made the bookies' favourite, with the Chelsea boss backed by Betfair as 7/2 favourite, despite only having taken over at Stamford Bridge in September.

He is followed by Eddie Howe (4/1), Mauricio Pochettino (5/1) and Steve Cooper (6/1), with former Tottenham boss Pochettino currently out of work having left PSG in the summer. Former England players are also represented, with Frank Lampard at 11/1, while Steven Gerrard is 14/1.

Euro 2022 Winning Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegmann is also on the list as a groundbreaking winner of back to back European Championships, firstly with the Netherlands and then England this summer.

Betfair: Next England manager

Graham Potter: 7/2

Eddie Howe: 4/1

Mauricio Pochettino: 5/1

Steve Cooper: 6/1

Thomas Tuchel: 10/1

Frank Lampard: 11/1

Steven Gerrard: 14/1

Arsene Wenger, Brendan Rodgers, Sarina Wiegman: 16/1

Wayne Rooney: 20/1

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