Next England manager odds: Graham Potter and Eddie Howe favourites to succeed Gareth Southgate
Former Chelsea boss Graham Potter is favourite to succeed Gareth Southgate as England manager.
The Three Lions boss is preparing to face Italy at Wembley tonight in a clash that could seal the country’s place at Euro 2024 with two games to spare. England will hope to go one step further than the previous European championship, where Southgate’s side lost the final to Italy on penalties, and finally lift another major trophy next summer.
Southgate has been in charge of England since 2016 and reportedly considered stepping down after the team’s World Cup quarter-final exit, last year. His contract runs until December 2024 and the England boss is relaxed about the situation, as he explained in May, “I think we’ll have to go very, very well [at the Euros] for the next World Cup to be a possibility in anyone’s eyes. That’s fair enough. I’m more than comfortable with that.”
With that in mind, here's a look at the current frontrunners to be named the next England manager.
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Former Chelsea boss Graham Potter (7/1) is favourite to succeed Southgate, when he does eventually leave his post, according to Sky Bet . Potter has been out of work since leaving Stamford Bridge in April, but gained plenty of plaudits during his spells with Brighton Albion and Swansea City.
Potter is joined on the bookmaker’s list by Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe, who guided Newcastle back into the Champions League places last season, His 8/1 price is the same as Lee Carsley, who helped England win the U21 Euros this summer and could copy Southgate’s pathway to the top job.
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