'If the opportunity comes up to go back to England, then that obviously a dream'
Reims manager Will Still has reportedly been shortlisted by Sunderland as the Championship side seek a successor after sacking Tony Mowbray on Monday.
The 31-year-old has seen his reputation soar since becoming Europe's youngest manager, with Still having led Reims to fifth in the Ligue 1 table so far this season.
Back in January, Mail Sport's Dan Matthews spoke to Still about how his management journey was kick-started by a video game, overseeing Reims rise up the table and his future ambitions to coach in England.
In a side room at the training base of Stade de Reims, there is a seat reserved for the boss. A red leather racing chair. It is rather flash; near the headrest, a crown sits atop Reims' club crest.
Not really Will Still's flavour but last month these flatlands in France's north east became his domain. Now his inbox is brimming with messages of reverence. His trips to the supermarket are interrupted by well-wishers.
Recently, people began making a fuss on the pitch too. 'We beat Rennes 3-1, I shook the ref's hand at the end of the game,' Still begins. 'He was like: "What you're doing is unbelievable, mate."
Lille manager Paulo Fonseca said similar. 'You get a little tingle,' Still admits. 'I'd rather people just consider me normal.' He pauses. 'But I do realise that it can come across as completely stupid.
Totally bonkers. This 30-year-old Englishman - who grew up in Belgium, who learnt to love coaching through Football Manager, who became a head coach at 24 - is now the youngest manager in Europe's major leagues. 'Ridiculous really,' Still says.
During those long nights at the computer, Still cut his teeth alongside brother Ed - now 32, now a head coach himself in Belgium's top flight. In December 2021, years after
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