Thomas Tuchel agrees deal to become next England manager

Thomas Tuchel is set to become the next England manager after reportedly agreeing terms with the Football Association.

The German, 51, is expected to be unveiled at a press conference later this week. It has been rumoured that Tuchel had been earmarked by Manchester United as a potential successor to Erik ten Hag.

However, the former Chelsea manager today (Tuesday) emerged as the frontrunner for the England job. After receiving assurances the German was interested in the job, FA chiefs entered into negotiations with him, the Mirror reports.

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A deal has now been agreed, as first reported by The Times, with Tuchel becoming just the third permanent foreign manager of the England team in the country's history, following in the footsteps of the late Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello. The FA have been searching for a successor since the end of Euro 2024 when Gareth Southgate resigned from his post.

Lee Carsley has been in interim charge of the team ever since, guiding the Three Lions through the Nations League. But following last week's defeat to Greece and Sunday's win over Finland, Carsley made it clear he would not be taking on the job permanently.

Tuchel became the top contender after Mark Bullingham, the FA's chief executive, and technical director John McDermott approached him last month.

He has been out of work since being sacked by Bayern and has effectively been on gardening leave ever since, though the Bundesliga side are not expected to demand compensation.

The FA are understood to be planning a press conference this week, likely to announce Tuchel's arrival as manager. Tuchel has previously had spells in charge of Mainz, Borussia Dortmund, PSG and Chelsea.

He led the Blues to four cup finals, winning the Champions League, before being sacked in September 2022. He also led Dortmund the DFB-Pokal in 2017, PSG to two Ligue 1 titles and Bayern to the Bundesliga title in 2023.

That CV has underlined his credentials to work with top players and the FA hope his arrival will help take England from being beaten finalists in the last two Euros to winners in major tournaments.

The FA had also made contact with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola in the summer but the Catalan has not given them an answer and there is a strong belief he will stay at the Etihad for another year.

That saw the pursuit of Tuchel accelerated, with the German flying over to London for talks. Carsley is likely to return to being in charge of the under-21s.

The World Cup draw takes place in Geneva on December 13, with the new manager then expected to oversee the qualifying campaign. It is not yet known whether Tuchel will oversee England's final Nations League games next month.

The German already has the backing of England skipper Harry Kane, who worked under him at Bayern. Kane scored 44 goals in 45 games under Tuchel, with the striker now hailing him as a 'fantastic coach'.

"To be honest, I haven't heard anything specific about it yet. That's why I can't really comment on it until it's officially announced," Kane told Sky Germany when asked about Tuchel's talks with the FA.

"We'll have to wait and see what happens. I obviously know Thomas very well from the last year. He's a fantastic coach and a fantastic person. I'm sure the FA will contact me when they know more about this issue."