Town boss Kieran McKenna is claimed to be a contender for the vacant England manager’s job.

Gareth Southgate resigned his role following the Three Lions’ 2-1 defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2022.

Eddie Howe, Graham Potter and Lee Carsley are understood to be the leading candidates to replace Southgate, while Mauricio Pochettino, Thomas Tuchel and Joachim Low are all believed to be keen to take the role.

And, according to The Sun, Blues boss McKenna is also among those under consideration.

The shortlist is being drawn up by FA technical director John McDermott, who was McKenna’s boss during his time as a coach at Tottenham’s academy.

While McKenna, 38, will almost certainly have crossed the FA’s radar, whether he would be viewed as the man for the job at this stage of his career seems less likely.

Among the seven requirements the FA are said to want from their new man is “a strong track record delivering results in the Premier League and/or leading international competitions”. McKenna’s first Premier League match as a manager will be Liverpool’s visit to Portman Road on Saturday 17th August.

And whether McKenna, who signed a new multi-million deal with Town which runs to 2028 earlier in the summer, would be interested in international football at this stage of his career, having only just won his shot at managing in the Premier League, is also a moot point.

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boroughblue added 09:54 - Jul 30 Looking forward to a fan meltdown over this
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Fat_Boy_Tim added 09:57 - Jul 30 Total nonsense, the compensation alone would bankrupt the FA.
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AbujaBlue added 09:58 - Jul 30 "According to the Sun." And moving on...
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Tractorog added 09:59 - Jul 30 Bit early.
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bluelad7 added 10:03 - Jul 30 Paper talk yawn
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cooper4england added 10:04 - Jul 30 I want to now find an opportunity in life to use the term "moot point".
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Saxonblue74 added 10:10 - Jul 30 Utter garbage
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Lord_Mac added 10:12 - Jul 30 It's exactly what McKenna is not good at - picking up a squad of players for two weeks at a time. His skill is in making people better through intensive coaching sessions over long periods of time. It he were appointed to the England job (or perhaps more likely the Northern Ireland job), it would be a lose-lose situation.
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BlueMoolay added 10:18 - Jul 30 Hilarious.!!!!
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Broadbent23 added 10:24 - Jul 30 A great honour for our club to have another manager mentioned (2 positions held) for the England job, but totally absurd considering his experience. Ted Lasso would be a better candidate.
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raycrawfordswig added 10:28 - Jul 30 The Sun Nothing to see here jog on
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Linkboy13 added 10:31 - Jul 30 He was spotted with Southgate at one of England's friendlies and it's coincidental that England are set up very much like McKenna sets up Ipswich. But apart from that not a chance in hell of managing England not at the moment maybe five or ten years time.
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Rozeeboy74 added 10:36 - Jul 30 April fools....
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ArnieM added 10:39 - Jul 30 LOL
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BlueInBerks added 10:40 - Jul 30 The Sun... hahahahahaha
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oldelsworthyfan added 10:43 - Jul 30 Five years too soon - even Sir Alf was 43!
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runningout added 10:43 - Jul 30 FA without a plan b, c or d. Not surprised at all.
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TimmyH added 10:45 - Jul 30 Get lost FA!!!....
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Clemcc added 10:47 - Jul 30 MA should use this to get KMc to sign a new Ten year contract lol
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Suffolkboy added 10:57 - Jul 30 As the late Bob Newhart would have said — must be a ‘slow’ news day ! COYB
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del45 added 11:01 - Jul 30 Forget, let's talk about getting new players in more important.
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December1963 added 11:11 - Jul 30 The Sun? If you want to read a comic buy the Beano!!
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wischip added 11:15 - Jul 30 The Sun ? You get more accuracy from that woman who predicts with asparagus.
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Pawl_Kook added 11:41 - Jul 30 Let's face it, we do have rather a good record of providing England with outstanding managers!
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Marcus added 11:59 - Jul 30 I think The Sun generated a story using ChatGPT
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