Shearer reveals Tuchel appointment theory amid ‘strange’ claim from Lineker after Man Utd ‘went for him’

Alan Shearer has revealed his theory about the FA’s decision to make former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel the next permanent England manager.

The three lions It has been without a permanent manager since Gareth Southgate quit following his side’s defeat to Spain in the Euro 2024 final.

Lee Carsley subsequently left the Under-21 side to become interim England manager and has been in charge of the last two international breaks.

The 50-year-old was coy when asked if he wanted the job permanently and several alternative candidates have been mentioned.

Pep Guardiola’s long-term future at Man City is in doubt as he enters the final year of his contract. He has been referred to as the FA’s “dream” targetbut instead, they have moved to appoint Tuchel.

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The respected German coach has been out of work since leaving Bayern Munich at the end of last season.

He previously did a great job at Chelsea and helped the Premier League giants win the Champions League at the end of the 2020/21 campaign.

The FA reached an “agreement” with Tuchel on Tuesday evening and his contract will run through early 2025. It is scheduled to be announced Wednesday afternoon.

Speaking about this appointment, Shearer claimed that the FA “acted quickly” as there was a “real chance” that Tuchel would “get the Man Utd job very soon”.

“They (the FA) have looked at whoever it is and they’ve found Thomas Tuchel and they’ve thought there’s a real possibility he could get the Man United job very soon,” Shearer told The Rest is Football podcast.

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“Here, the opportunity is now. If they didn’t act quickly, now, they wouldn’t get any of the top candidates for the England job.

“There is a good chance that the vacancy will become available soon.”

Gary Lineker, for his part, has explained why he thinks the “timing” of this appointment is “strange”.

“We know they (Man United) went for Tuchel in the summer and it didn’t happen, so maybe they had a second look and the FA thought ‘crikey, we don’t want to lose Man United’ and maybe pushed them,” Lineker said.

“The timing seems a bit odd, because reports say he won’t be doing the job until the beginning of the year. Lee Carsley will get three camps, I suspect he knew because his quotes were kind of informative in a way.

“Particularly after the second game they won, he stipulated that England needed a manager who has won trophies.”

Shearer added: “I think the FA thought we have to act here or there is a chance we could lose one of our top candidates for a job at the club and that could have happened very soon.

“I think that fits with everything, why would it start in January and maybe not immediately. They thought we’d get this deal now.”