Gary Lineker makes his pick for Gareth Southgate replacement as England set for new manager after Euro 2024
Gary Lineker feels Frank Lampard could be an option
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Gary Lineker has given his backing to Frank Lampard to become Gareth Southgate's successor as England manager after Euro 2024.
England are through to the semi-finals of the Euros after beating Switzerland on penalties on Saturday.
They will face off against the Netherlands on Wednesday with the winner going on to take on either France or Spain in next Sunday's final.
Southgate will have at least one more match in charge of England against the Dutch side with the hope of prolonging his stay in the dugout.
Gary Lineker feels Frank Lampard could be an option
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But it's widely expected the 53-year-old will leave his role as England manager no matter what happens at the Euros.
That will leave the FA needing to find his successor with no clear runner on who would be the out-right favourite.
Graham Potter, Eddie Howe and Mauricio Pochettino currently lead the bookies markets.
But Lineker has put his weight behind Lampard being a possible option with the Chelsea icon still looking for his next job.
"This will be Gareth Southgate’s last tournament," Lineker said on The Rest Is Football Podcast.
"I think, whatever happens. If he wins, I think he’ll absolutely bow out, and if he doesn’t then I think he’ll bow out. It’ll be his decision.
"But I wouldn’t disregard Frank Lampard. I think he tactically gets it. I think the players will respect him immediately. I’m getting ahead of things here.
"If you’re going to go English, you go… who else? Eddie Howe? Eddie Howe, possibly?"
Frank Lampard not managed in over a year
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Lineker added on Lampard: "I think he’s been a bit unlucky in his managerial career in some ways. I think he gets it tactically."
Micah Richards agreed with Lineker's assessment and praised the 46-year-old's achievements as a manager so far.
"When he went to Derby, I think the feeling was he played really good football, but it should have got them up," Richards said.
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"He went to Chelsea [during] the transfer embargo and still managed to get top four, with all the bringing the young players through, [Tammy] Abraham, [Mason] Mount, etc, etc. Then he went to Everton, kept them up.
"It wasn’t the great style of play but he utilised what he had available to him.
"He goes, obviously, back to Chelsea. I think that was the one where people were judging him. It can be chaos, Chelsea."