Former Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has drawn up a seven-man shortlist to replace Gareth Southgate as England manager.
will hold talks with the Football Association after England finished as runners-up at this summer s European Championship.
They lost the final to Spain on Sunday after goals from Nico Williams and super sub Mikel Oyarzabal.
The Three Lions were far from convincing on their route to the final in Berlin, topping their group with five points before an extra-time victory over Slovakia in the round of 16.
Southgate changed to a back three for the quarter-final against Switzerland and his side were much improved, winning the tie on penalties to set up a semi-final with the Netherlands, who they beat 2-1 last Wednesday.
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Fenway Sports Group should look to cash in on Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah this summer, according to a football finance expert.
Salah was the subject of interest from Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad last summer.
Al Ittihad reportedly made a whopping £150million bid for the Egyptian forward but decided not to accept the offer due to how late in the transfer window it was received.
It was widely expected that the Saudi Pro League outfit or another PIF-owned club would come back in for Salah this summer. Surprisingly, that has not been the case.
The 32-year-old only has a year left on his Reds contract and could be sold if another nine-figure bid comes in, as long as they have enough time to sign a replacement.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers have rewarded head coach Gary O Neil for a superb maiden campaign by handing him a new four-year contract.
O’Neil, 41, took charge of the Molineux outfit last August, replacing Julen Lopetegui, before guiding them to 14th in the Premier League and the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
He signs his contract extension on the anniversary of his arrival at and with the new season just a week away.
“I’m really pleased,” said O’Neil, who has also managed at Bournemouth.
“Me and (Wolves sporting director) Matt (Hobbs) started discussing it towards the latter part of last season, but there was a lot of things going on and we thought it was best to keep ploughing on with the important stuff like the team, making sure we were in a …