Gary Neville claims he almost became England manager after talks

Gary Neville has disclosed that he was in line to become the England manager, following discussions with FA officials who saw him as the ideal successor to Roy Hodgson.

"I've never said this publicly, but I remember getting the Valencia job in December, and Dan Ashworth rang me and said this was the perfect move for me to be on that next step for when Roy Hodgson decided he wanted to leave the England job, for me to take over," he shared. Gareth Southgate subsequently stepped up from his position with the England under-21s to take the senior role, a post he still holds. Neville, after his stint with Valencia, decided against pursuing further management roles and expresses no regret over how events unfolded.

"The lessons from Valencia were massive for me about saying no. At the time, I said yes to a couple things that came my way, and the one with Peter at Valencia was purely to do him a favour."

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