Next England manager: Sam Allardyce is ‘only Englishman’ in the running to succeed Roy Hodgson as Three Lions boss after Euro 2016 disaster

SAM ALLARDYCE is the only English boss with any chance of replacing Roy Hodgson as Three Lions chief.

FA bigwigs believe the Sunderland manager, 61, has the relevant domestic experience to step up to the top job and are willing to splash the cash to land his services.

But they won’t rule out looking abroad as they attempt to pick up the pieces of England’s disastrous Euro 2016 campaign.

According to the Independent, FA chief executive Martin Glenn, vice-chairman David Gill and technical director Dan Ashworth have already met to thrash out potential candidates.

And they are in agreement that Big Sam is the best Englishman for the job – with there being a particular dearth of talent available at the moment.

Gareth Southgate or Glenn Hoddle could act as interim coach whilst a boss is chosen but both are very unlikely to be given the top job full time.

Jurgen Klinsmann remains the bookies favourite for the job, with Big Sam in second.

The German took USA to the semi-finals of the Copa America last month and has proved he can motivate a side in top-level tournament football.

SunSport told you yesterday how the FA are looking at Guus Hiddink as a possible option, whilst Laurent Blanc and Arsene Wenger are tempting options.