Gareth Southgate set to agree new £12m England deal

England boss Gareth Southgate is set to be rewarded for guiding England to their first World Cup semi-final since 1990 with a bumper new deal.

The Times are reporting that Southgate is close to agreeing a new four-year deal with the Football Association worth at least £12 million, that would take him through to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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The proposal will be put to the FA board tomorrow, but following three Three Lions’ success in Russia this summer, it is almost certain to be approved.

The news will be a massive boost for the FA, who have just lost technical director Dan Ashworth to Premier League club Brighton.

Southgate has been involved with the England setup since 2013, when he first took charge of the Under-21 side. In 2016 he was promoted to manager of the senior team after Sam Allardyce was sacked after one match.

English football was at its lowest ebb after the defeat to Iceland at Euro 2016, but over the course of two years Southgate has restored pride in the national team, culminating in the unlikely run to the last four in Russia, where England were eventually defeated by Croatia.

Southgate’s current contract expires after Euro 2020, the semi finals and final of which will be hosted at Wembley. England’s route to qualifying began in the UEFA Nations League earlier this month with defeat to Spain.