Simon Stone
BBC Sport
No-one can be sure about this. Southgate has a contract until December, so in theory there is no time pressure.
However, with clubs about to start pre-season and less than five weeks to the start of the 2024-25 Premier League campaign, there is an obvious reason why it would be beneficial to have clarity sooner rather than later.
England’s next game is against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin in the Nations League on 7 September.
The September, October and November international double-headers are reserved for Nations League games.
The 2026 World Cup qualifying round draw is set to take place later this year with matches beginning in March 2025.
