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- Updated: December 4, 2016
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe and several foreign contenders were considered for the England manager’s job prior to Gareth Southgate being chosen, according to Howard Wilkinson.
The League Managers Association chairman was on a five-man panel that interviewed Southgate at Wembley on Monday.
After impressing in four games in interim charge following Sam Allardyce’s departure, the appointment of former England Under-21 boss Southgate appeared inevitable.
But Wilkinson insisted it was not simply a coronation and that other managers, including 39-year-old Howe, were debated.
He told BBC Radio 5 Live’s Sportsweek programme: “Eddie was considered. He fulfilled many of the criteria but at the end of the day Gareth was in place, he had many of the qualities and experience that was thought important.
“I’m sure Eddie’s time will come. Foreign managers were considered but what was taken into account was what is the way forward.”
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