England have started to plan for life after Gareth Southgate but Football Association executive Mark Bullingham insists no approach has been made for the manager, nor has his future been decided.
The Three Lions boss raised questions over his future after German media outlet BILD published an interview this week from Southgate, who suggested Euro 2024 this month is his last chance with England.
Manchester United were reportedly interested in the 53-year-old as well before reaffirming their commitment to under-fire manager Erik ten Hag.
As the European Championship awaits in Germany, Bullingham sought to ease any fears over the future of Southgate, though reiterated the FA has already thought through a succession plan.
“Gareth has been really, really clear that he wants to talk about that after the tournament,” Bullingham said.
“And I don’t want to provide any distraction for him and the team, and I want to respect the fact that he wants to talk about the future after the tournament.
“I’ve seen some things about, ‘Have we got a plan, ha
