Gareth Southgate is expected to stay on as England manager until Euro 2024 after being encouraged that the public mood seems to have turned in his favour despite the team's elimination from the World Cup against France last weekend.
No definitive decision has been communicated to the FA but it was reported on Saturday night that he is preparing to tell FA bosses that he will stay on for the final two years of his contract.
Those that know Southgate thought he was edging that way and it now seems certain the FA won't have to launch a search for a new manager, which will be a relief having expressed their desire that he carries on in the job.