Thomas Tuchel AGREES to become England manager with ex-Chelsea boss expected to be hired THIS WEEK

THOMAS TUCHEL has AGREED to take charge of England.

The FA have been searching for a permanent successor for Gareth Southgate after the 54-year-old quit the role following a heartbreaking Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain in July.

FA bigwig Mark Bullingham had former Chelsea manager Tuchel high on his list of candidates to replace the recently departed Southgate.

Talks for the out-of-work German to take charge of the Three Lions began earlier this week.

And SunSport understands the former Bayern Munich gaffer has now AGREED a deal with the Football Association.

The 51-year-old is set to be announced as the nation’s 20th manager IMMINENTLY.

And he is set to take home a cool £5MILLION A YEAR as Three Lions chief.

It’s a drastic pay cut, however, in comparison to the £10m-a-year deal he was on during his time in charge of Chelsea – who he managed for 20 months before being sacked in September 2022.

However, this does not mean that Lee Carsley will be leaving his interim role immediately.

He is expected to continue in his role until after the Nations League fixtures against Greece and the Republic of Ireland in November.

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Tuchel – who has been out of work since leaving Bayern at the end of last season – hashed out a lucrative deal with the FA following a breakneck speed conclusion to talks.

It’s understood he’s relishing the prospect of coaching the talented players now available to him.

Tuchel is set to become only England’s THIRD-EVER foreign manager behind the late Sven Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello.

But he seemingly wasn’t the FA’s first-choice candidate to succeed Southgate in the Wembley hotseat.

The FA reportedly made overtures to secure the services of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola BEFORE the start of the season.

SunSport understands the out-of-work Graham Potter and current Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe were also on the FA’s shortlist.

But they ultimately decided not to pursue either man in favour of the vastly experienced Tuchel.

Carsley was also in contention to land the gig but sensationally ruled himself out of the running last week.

Tuchel was on course to return to management in England’s top flight before agreeing to take charge of the national team.

Manchester United held talks with the veteran manager in the summer about replacing the under-pressure Erik ten Hag.

Tuchel is best known to England fans for his stint managing Chelsea, who he was in charge of for just over a season and a half.

He guided the West Londoners to European glory in May 2021, pipping Manchester City to the Champions League trophy.

He followed that up by winning Uefa’s Super and Club World Cups.

Tuchel steered the Chelsea ship through tumultuous waters after former owner Roman Abramovich was forced to sell the club in May 2022.

The billionaire was forced to sell up after the UK Government froze his assets as part of their sanctions on Russia following their illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

But he was given his marching orders by new owner Todd Boehly the following September after a poor start to the 2022/2023 season.

Tuchel was out of work for six months before he took charge of Bayern, whom he guided to the 22/23 Bundesliga title.

It was announced he’d leave the Allianz Arena in February after his troops fell eight points behind last season’s Bundesliga winners Bayer Leverkusen.

But he didn’t end up departing the club until the end of the season.

Tuchel will likely base himself in London once he officially takes charge of the Three Lions.

He will be joined by his long-term girlfriend Natalie Guerriero Max, 37.

The loved-up pair have been dating since the summer of 2022.

Tuchel found love with the Brazilian following his separation from his ex-wife, Sissi.

The pair, who were with one another for 13 years, have two children together.

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk