Gareth Southgate: FA chief Martin Glenn confirms that England boss has told them he’s ‘convinced’ over taking the job full-time
Southgate is unbeaten after steering Three Lions to a World Cup qualifying win over Scotland and drawing with Spain
THE FA have confirmed that Gareth Southgate wants the England job for keeps.
Three Lions chief Martin Glenn says Southgate has told him that he wants to make the step up from the Under-21s on a full-time basis.
It comes as no surprise, with Southgate already having urged the FA to make their mind up over his future - and where he parks his car!
Southgate has been in interim charge since Sam Allardyce was axed in late September.
But he had previously refused to commit himself on whether he wanted to become Big Sam's permanent replacement.
Glenn told Sky Sports News: "He's made it clear over the last week that he's convinced he wants the job."
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Southgate's decision clears the way for him to be appointed on a £1.5million-a-year-deal for the next four years.
Southgate, 46, ended his four-match interim reign unbeaten with a 2-2 draw against Spain on Tuesday.
Glenn had said: “Clearly, his candidacy has become much stronger. We just need to weigh up the facts and take time to make the right decision.
“His candidacy is not just based on one or two matches, but because of what we’ve seen over the last couple of years."
The former Boro boss clinched victories against Malta and Scotland and a goalless draw in Slovenia, after stepping into the breach following Allardyce's sacking over a corruption probe.
His £1.5m annual pay packet is under half of the £3.5m Roy Hodgson used to earn until he was chopped following England's Euro 2016 humiliation against Iceland.
Southgate wants Steve Holland has his assistant with Gary Neville taking over the under-21s.
One of Southgate's first jobs as full-time boss would be to deal with the fall-out from Wayne Rooney's booze binge.