The Football Association sounded out Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola over the summer as they move towards appointing an external candidate for their England head coach vacancy.
There is an emerging sense from the governing body that current interim boss Lee Carsley will not become the national team’s next permanent head coach.
Guardiola has long been viewed by many at the FA as the ‘dream’ candidate to replace Gareth Southgate, who left the job following eight years in charge after Euro 2024.
Mail Sport revealed in September that the FA had started making private enquiries with regards to appointing external candidates, with Guardiola among those approached ahead of the start of the season.