Lee Carsley 'rules himself out of permanent England job' as true ambitions emerge

Lee Carsley has reportedly ruled himself out of contention to take over from Gareth Southgate as England's full-time manager.

Carsley was handed the job on an interim basis after Southgate stepped down following England's gut-wrenching Euro 2024 final defeat against Spain.

It was announced Carsley would take charge of the remaining three international camps this year, as the FA continued the search for Southgate's permanent successor.

Such was the positive reaction to Carsley's first two matches in charge - a pair of 2-0 wins against Ireland and Finland - speculation around the ex-Birmingham City ace taking the job full-time began to grow.

But, Carsley appears to have ruled himself out of the running to become England's next manager, as per .

Instead, it's claimed the former Republic of Ireland international is instead keen to focus on perfecting his coaching craft.

It comes after a frank revelation from Carsley following England's embarrassing 2-1 defeat at home to Greece last week revealed he is .

Commenting after the Wembley loss, Carsley said: "I was quite surprised after the last camp in terms of the job's mine and it's mine to lose and all the rest of it.

"My remit has been clear. I'm doing three camps, there's three games left and then hopefully I'll be going back to the 21s. It's had almost no impact."

Whether the FA would've offered Carsley the permanent role is unknown, but it would appear they've already settled on their primary target anyway.

Reports from Germany claim about the possibility of taking over from Carsley in the new year.

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