Exclusive: Alan Shearer wants FA to 'stay away' from one England managerial candidate as his preferred choice revealed

Alan Shearer has warned the Football Association to "stay away" from one coach as their search for the next England manager continues.

The FA are currently searching for Gareth Southgate's successor, after the 53-year-old stepped down from his position as England manager.

Southgate guided England to two European Championship finals and the semi-finals of the World Cup during his eight-year tenure, but resigned the day following England's Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain last month.

The FA have appointed England Under-21s boss Lee Carsley as interim manager for Nations League fixtures against the Republic of Ireland and Finland next month while their continue the recruitment process.

Plenty of big names have been linked with the job, but none of the appear any closer to taking the job than they did the day Southgate resigned.

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe and former Chelsea and Brighton coach Graham Potter have been the two top English candidates over the past month, but Carsley has now emerged as the favourite to get the job on a permanent basis.

The FA were keen on former Chelsea and Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino, but the Argentine has now agreed to lead the United States into the 2026 World Cup.

Pep Guardiola would be a dream appointment, but he has not decided whether he will extend his stay at Manchester City beyond the end of the season.

While Eddie Howe is a quality coach, Shearer has told the FA to stay away from the manager of his beloved Newcastle United.

Speaking exclusively to SPORTbible on behalf of Guinness, the former Magpies striker admitted he hopes Carsley gets the England job.

"As good a job Eddie [Howe] would do - I’m pretty sure of that - no one at Newcastle would want to lose him to that because of the job he’s done," Shearer said.

Eddie Howe has been strongly linked with the England job (Getty)

"Hopefully he can continue to do the job and finish off by winning a trophy with Newcastle.

"So in a way I’m hoping that Lee Carsley does very well so that the FA stay away from Eddie."

Howe guided Newcastle to a fourth-place finish in the Premier League in 2022-23, securing their return to the Champions League after a two-decade absence.

Last season wasn't so successful, with injuries and patchy form resulting in a seventh-place finish.

Club loyalties aside, Shearer praised the FA for hiring Carsley on an interim basis.

"I think it’s the correct decision that England have made, it gives them time to look at the bigger picture and weigh up their options," he said.

Alan Shearer has partnered with Guinness ahead of the new Premier League season. [Guinness]

"Gareth got the job in similar circumstances eight years ago - he did really well with the Under-21s and Lee has done exactly the same.

"He knows a lot of the players so I think it’s the wise thing to do, they can take their time and have a look and then who knows.

"There’s a great opportunity for Lee to go in and do really well and then who knows, he might do really well and end up getting the job. Without doubt he'll be an option."

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