Harry Maguire has advised England gaffer Gareth Southgate to extend his contract with the Three Lions(England)amid reports of interest in his work from Manchester United.
It was announced earlier this week that new Manchester United partaker Sir Jim Ratcliffe has focused on Southgate as his favourite replacement for current boss Erik Ten Hag this summer, with Southgate's contract expiring at the end of this year.
A move to Manchester United would give Southgate the chance to link up with Maguire, a favourite of his at International level, but the defender wishes to see the former Middlesbrough and Aston Villa centre-back remain in his current position.
Asked whether the England squad hope to keep working with Southgate, Maguire responded: "Yes, definitely.
"I've had a great relationship with him. I've been a big part of the success and the progression we've shown as a country. I'm sure he will say the same thing now, it's all about winning a trophy. I don't know what's going to happen after the Euros, I don't know if he knows what's going to happen.
"But I feel like what he's done, from when he first took over to where we are now, we've taken huge strides and he's a massive part of that. If Gareth's the man to make us be successful, then we want him to stay as long as possible."
Southgate recently reiterated his desire to postpone talks over his future until after Euro 2024.
"I think we would have to sit and think about that at the end of the tournament," he said. "I'm happy to talk about it briefly now, but I'm not going to talk about for the whole summer.
"We've consciously shelved any discussions internally about what might be next, because I think if we had sat and signed a new contract and done that before the tournament, everybody would have said: 'Well, you did this with [Fabio] Capello and you should be proving yourself before you sign.'"
"I'm completely relaxed about that and I have no idea where we'll be in the middle of July,” he added, “other than I hope it's Trafalgar Square, and let's get the party on."
The Three Lions are to host the Samba Stars at Wembley Stadium today night but this must be noted;
Brazil have lost their last three matches and their poor run could continue at Wembley. The Samba Stars have been hit by multiple injury blows and may struggle to cope with in-form England, who are unbeaten in ten matches since losing out to France at the quarter finals of the 2022 World Cup.
