Gareth Southgate to extend England tenure with new £3m four-year deal taking him to 2022 World Cup

Southgate has been praised for repairing the relationship between the England side and the fans

Gareth Southgate has agreed a new £3m four-year contract with the Football Association, taking his time in charge of the England national team through to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Southgate guided England to their most successful World Cup finish since Italia 90 and has been praised for repairing the broken relationship between the England football team and its millions of supporters.

The 48 year-old’s current deal expires after the 2020 European Championships and the FA are keen to ensure he has another World Cup with his young and developing side.

The popular manager had been earning a basic salary of less than £2m a year, less than most of the English managers in the Premier League, but his new deal will see him paid £3m for four years, plus performance-related bonuses.

Gareth Southgate became a national hero during the World Cup (Getty)

The terms are agreed between Southgate and the FA, and a formal contract is expected to be signed and announced ahead of England’s next match, their second Uefa Nations League fixture against Croatia.

The FA will also give Steve Holland a new deal, Southgate’s assistant.

The former England Under-21 manager is determined to continue working with the young group of players he has developed over his two-year spell in charge, but has not ruled out a future move to club coaching.

Two years ago Southgate was given the England job on a caretaker basis when Sam Allardyce left in controversial circumstances after one game in charge. He then guided England through their World Cup qualifying group and masterminded a successful World Cup campaign in Russia.

Having qualified second in their group behind Belgium, England were granted an arguably easier route through the knockout stages, which began with England’s first World Cup penalty shootout victory after a nervy 90 minutes and extra-time against Colombia.

A win against Sweden followed, but the Three Lions were halted by Croatia in the semi-final and returned home after losing against Belgium in the third place play-off match.

A third consecutive defeat followed when England were beaten by Spain in their opening Uefa Nations League match in early September, but the losing run was ended with a 1-0 win against Switzerland.