Former England manager Gareth Southgate says he does not see himself returning to club management in the Premier League. The 56-year-old has been out of management since resigning as Three Lions boss after guiding them to the final of Euro 2024, where they lost to Spain. Southgate, who also took England to the Euro 2020 final, has not managed at club level since a three-year spell with Middlesbrough from 2006.
When asked if he would consider a return to managing in the Premier League, he told the The Amol Rajan Connection: "I don't see a scenario where I do that." He added: "Towards the end of my time with England, I stopped enjoying, at the very least for a period, the wins keep you going. "By the end, I didn't even enjoy the wins for any longer than a couple of minutes. So, I've hardly watched football.
"I went to the FA Cup final to see my team, Crystal Palace, win their first trophy. I've not been to a football ground since. So my sort of desire to be involved in football has changed." Since leaving the England role, Southgate has also spent time working in the media and earlier this year he fronted a BBC documentary where he travelled across the UK to understand challenges facing young men and boys.
He has also spent time as a visiting lecturer at Harvard Business School in Boston. "I've loved the last 18 months of my life," he added. "I've had 37 years where my sense of self depended on did I win or lose on Saturday.
And actually I've loved having different experiences. I've met politicians, I've met people in the media industry, I have learned about leadership in all sorts of areas, I've travelled around the world learning things. "I've just enjoyed playing a different film in my life." Last month, Manchester City were found guilty of the majority of charges relating to breaches of the Premier League's financial regulations between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons.
An independent commission found that, during that time period, the club arranged "sham contracts" as well as "relying on sham agreements to artificially inflate the club's revenues and reduce its costs". The club have denied any wrongdoing and submitted an appeal on 2 October. "There'll be the tribal fans' response to punish Manchester City as much as we can, relegate them, fine them, do whatever you can," added Southgate.
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