The Football Association have stated that there have not yet been any approaches made to candidates about becoming the next coach of the English football team.
Earlier in the month, Fabio Capello resigned from the position after he was forced to remove captaincy of the team from John Terry. Since his decision to leave, the team have been looking for a new captain to lead them into Euro 2012, and the other competitions to follow.
The coach for the under 21 team, Stuart Pearce, is currently in the position on a temporary basis and will hold the position when the team face the Netherlands this Wednesday. He has expressed an interest in taking over as the coach of the main team during the European Championship.
It is widely expected that Harry Redknapp is going to be named as the new coach, but he has said that he has not been in talks with anyone about taking over the position yet. Currently Mr Redknapp is the head of Tottenham Hotspur football club.
The chairman of the Football Association is David Bernstein and he has the responsibility of finding a new coach, along with the managing director of the club and its football development manager. Adrian Bevington is the managing director and he has said that internal discussions have been taking place, but no talks with potential coaches have happened yet.
Mr Bevington commented in a statement to Sky News, “We have had several conversations about who is going to replace Capello and we have asked the FA board to make a recommendation. It is important that people know that we are not close to making a decision just yet. No external bodies have been consulted about who we want as the next coach and we feel there is no real need to rush into a decision.”