Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe is many people’s choice for the vacant England job.
The FA are still yet to announce Gareth Southgate’s successor, with Lee Carsley currently the interim England manager. He won his first two Nations League games, and is now set to take charge of two more this month.
The former Everton midfielder appears to be the favourite right now, but there are other options.
Immediately after Southgate left his post, Eddie Howe was linked with the England job. Since then, various pundits have called on him to leave Newcastle United and take charge of the Three Lions.
Jamie Carragher has backed Howe to become England manager on multiple occasions. Elsewhere, Gary Neville believes Howe should take the England job, almost hinting that he has achieved all he can at St James’ Park.
That certainly is not the case, and Newcastle United fans are desperate for Howe to continue in his role on Tyneside.
Update on Eddie Howe and the England job
And a new report from Sky Sports increases the likelihood of Eddie Howe remaining in charge at St James’ Park.
Sky Sports reporter Rob Dorsett has provided an update on the England manager search, stating that targets such as Howe have still not been contacted by the FA about being Southgate’s replacement.
“A really significant bit of news,” he said.
“It’s been made clear to me that Jurgen Klopp, Graham Potter, Eddie Howe and Thomas Tuchel have had no contact at all from the FA in regard to that vacant England men’s senior manager position.
“That increases the likelihood that Lee Carlsey, who is in interim charge at the moment, may well get the job longer term.”
Dorsett added: “It’s been made pretty clear to me that there’s been no approach from the FA to Newcastle to ask for permission to speak to him [Howe].”
Newcastle United fans need Lee Carsley to enjoy another strong international break
Howe has not been contacted, and neither have Newcastle United. That is certainly a positive, although there is still every chance that they could be contacted.
However, the hope from Newcastle fans will be that the situation remains the same.
The likelihood of that happening could increase depending on what happens over the next couple of weeks.
Newcastle face Everton on Saturday, then they have to wait a fortnight for their next Premier League fixture – a home game against Brighton on October 19th.
That is because there is another international break on the horizon, and it could be a significant one for Lee Carsley.
He impressed during his first two matches as England boss, and now he has another chance to strengthen his credentials to get the job permanently.
England are preparing for two more Nations League games, with the Three Lions set to face Greece and Finland. If Carsley gets two more wins then perhaps there will be even less chance of Howe getting a call from the FA.
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