Football: England chief Southgate 'disappointed' not to be linked with EPL clubs

England football team chief Gareth Southgate in a recent interview with a British channel saidthat he would be "disappointed"not to be linked to any Premier League club manager position. Under his guidance, England for the first time since the 1990 World Cup had reached thesemi-final.

The latest FIFA world rankings hasput the England team in the number four positionafter Belgium, France and Brazil, respectively. Southgate has also managed to guarantee England's place in the Euro 2020 having won the qualification match against Bulgaria, Kosovo and Montenegro.

However, Southgate still has hopes for the English team and said he has goals to achieve before he leaves his position. During the interview withthe British channel, he was quoted as saying that he was"completely fulfilled in the role" and that it wasa "privilege"to be the Englandmanager.

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"Sometimes in life we are always looking at what's coming next and not relishing how fortunate we are to be in the position that we are in," he said.

Southgate has said that he is very dedicated to his current job and responsibilities as manager of the England team, which is why he said he believes that his "phone hasn't been ringing".

However, the national team manager was quoted saying that "somewhere in between that, there is going to be something else. I'd be disappointed if I wasn't linked with some of those jobs if I'm honest".

England areall set to open their Euro 2020 campaign in a group-stage match against Croatia, on June 14, 2020. England are in Group D.