Former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is keen to replace Gareth Southgate if the England manager leaves his role.
Southgate's future remains undecided after the Three Lions' World Cup exit. The Euro 2020 runners-up made it as far at the quarter-finals, but were beaten by reigning champions France after Harry Kane missed a late penalty which could have taken the game to extra time.
Tuchel has been out of work since being sacked by Chelsea in September but has a fine CV, including a Champions League triumph in 2021. One of the main questions, though, is whether the Football Association would prefer to appoint a British coach for the England team.
Southgate's deal runs until the end of Euro 2024, which would be his fourth major tournament in charge. However, the 52-year-old has been open about the mental toll of elements of his time in charge - not least the backlash after a Nations League defeat against Hungary at Molineux over the summer.
"Look, I've found large parts of the last 18 months difficult," Southgate said, amid speculation about his future. "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, there's lots of things in my head that’s really conflicted at the moment, so what I want to make sure, if it's the right thing to say, is that I've definitely got the energy to do that.
"I don't want to be four or five months down the line thinking I've made the wrong call. It's too important for everybody to get that wrong."
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According to The Sun, though, the FA wants a British coach to replace Southgate if the manager does decide to step down. Tuchel's Chelsea successor at Stamford Bridge, Graham Potter, is among those reportedly in the frame, along with Newcastle boss Eddie Howe and former Chelsea coach Brendan Rodgers, who is in charge at Leicester.
Meanwhile, FA chief executive Mark Bullingham has come out in support of Southgate and the England players after their elimination. The Three Lions exited the tournament after scoring 13 goals in five games - more than any other side - but Olivier Giroud's late header proved to be the difference for France.
"Gareth and Steve (Holland) prepared the team exceptionally well throughout the tournament," Bullingham said in a statement. "The players were committed to winning the trophy and were very well led by Harry Kane. But sport can have fine margins and on the day, against the current world champions, it was not to be."
