Friday 18 November 2016 14:08, UK
Gareth Southgate will only consider accepting a contract that runs until the end of Euro 2020 if he is to become England manager on a full-time basis, according to Sky sources.
In addition, SSNHQ has been told Southgate will expect financial parity with both his predecessors and other external candidates when he enters into negotiations with the Football Association on Monday.
Southgate's four-game stint in interim charge came to an end on Tuesday, and FA chief executive Martin Glenn has told SSNHQ that Southgate is in a "strong position", but did not rule out interviewing other candidates.
Glenn said: "Gareth is in a strong position because, not just the fact the last four games showed a lot of signs of encouragement, but the fact he's worked in the FA for the last couple of years, ran the U21s well, understands how the international set-up works."
Southgate spoke in the build-up to England's game against Spain of the importance of continuity, and with that in mind it is understood he feels a contract until the end of the 2018 World Cup would not be in his, but more importantly the team's best interests.
As such, he will only consider a contract that runs through until the end of the European Championships in 2020.
The financial elements of any negotiations, should the FA decide to offer him the job, will also be key. It was widely reported that Sam Allardyce and Roy Hodgson were on contracts worth £2.5m per year and, while Southgate is known to earn considerably less than that in his current FA role, he is not prepared to accept a contract that sees him earn less than his market worth by virtue of being an internal appointment.
While Southgate is expected to acknowledge he has less experience than Allardyce and Hodgson, other financial factors will play a part during negotiations, such as what it would cost in compensation to appoint a manager who is currently employed, as well as the earning potential for a manager in the Premier League.
Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew and Aston Villa's Steve Bruce - both considered to be viable contenders for the role in the summer and when Allardyce was sacked - are understood to earn more than £2m per year on their respective club deals, which both have multiple years to run, bringing compensation into play were they to be considered by the FA's five-man selection panel.
The cost of hiring Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger at the end of the season would negate the need to pay compensation as he is out of contract in the summer of 2017, yet his wage demands would be considerably higher than any other candidate.
