FA keen to extend Gareth Southgate’s England contract until 2022

• Improved deal a reward for World Cup performance
• There’s unfinished business, says the FA’s Martin Glenn

The Football Association is confident of persuading Gareth Southgate to extend his contract as England manager beyond 2020 after he unexpectedly led the team to a World Cup semi-final in Russia.

Martin Glenn, the FA chief executive, is aware the governing body cannot compete with the financial lure of Premier League management but believes Southgate shares his view that there is “unfinished business” with the national team. Southgate’s deal ends in 2020 and, providing England qualify for the European Championship that summer, it is understood the FA would be keen to extend it until at least the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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