‘He’s everyone’s dream’ – Man City fans react as FA plotting very ambitious replacement for Gareth Southgate as England manager

The Football Association (FA) is eyeing Pep Guardiola as a possible replacement for Gareth Southgate should the England manager leave after Euro 2024.

Southgate has overseen one of the most succesful periods in English football history, leading his side to a World Cup semi-final in 2018 and the Euro 2020 final – which England lost to Italy on penalties.

However, Southgate only has one more tournament left on his current deal, which expires in December 2024. And, FA chiefs are keeping their options open as The Daily Mail reports they believe Southgate could opt to step down after the next international tournament.

However, the prospect of the 53-year-old guiding the Three Lions to the 2026 World Cup is not an impossible one.

According to the report, Guardiola is an option the FA are willing to explore, but a big stumbling block would be his contract at City, which runs until 2025.

Eddie Howe, Mauricio Pochettino and Graham Potter had all previously been considered options to take on the role, but the former two are currently in Premier League jobs.

The report was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.

@_ATCR: “Ain’t no way”

@Mustaine_szn: “Well obviously he’s the best manager of all time, he’s everyone’s dream”

@CityzenAmerica: “The dream of every single club and national team in the world is Pep Guardiola. This isn’t really news”

@MtMcfc: “Having Pep as a coach is basically everyone’s dream.”

@MundoMCFC: “Said this for years that the FA should be tapping up Pep when he leaves City. No secret he wants international management after City and imagine his status if he delivered.”

@TlamiChulo: “If he decides to leave City at the end of his contract then I see this happening for sure”

@ware_finley: “What I’ve been saying for ages! If he leaves City, there’s no where better. He’s said about the idea of managing national level, won’t manage Spain (Catalan), Brazil just got Ancelotti. Pep knows England and he knows most of the players. If I were to bet, it’d be England.”

@Tarantulasa: “I can’t stand him leaving city, but I love to see him thrive in national side of football too. I mean England deserves a good coach. Also Pep coaching Spain would be sick, but it probably won’t happen.”