Move from English FA to tie the German down to a longer contract is likely a reaction to concerns they might lose him after the World Cup
Thomas Tuchel will not be heading to Manchester United following the World Cup, after signing a longer contract to coach England for two more years.
The former Chelsea manager had been linked to the United job, with Gary Neville and Roy Keane among the pundits with the loudest calls for the club to appoint an experienced manager at the highest level of coaching experience.
United have an interim coach in Michael Carrick and are set to appoint a permanent head coach in the summer. Tuchel’s England contract was set to run out after the World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico, but he has now signed a contract that will see him lead the Three Lions to the Euros in 2028.
This move from the English Football Association to tie the German down to a longer contract is likely a reaction to concerns that they might lose him in the summer after the World Cup.
Tuchel admitted in November that he would consider staying with England for the longer term, but that he had to prove himself.
“It’s a lot of fun, it’s a lot of fun, especially since we’re on track in the last two camps,” said Tuchel. “It was [fun] from the start.
“There’s nothing to announce at the moment, but I am very happy with the way things are going. The [English] federation is quite happy with the way things are. That is just today, I have to prove myself again from Monday, I have to prove myself from here, the rest will take care of itself.”
