Gareth Southgate insists England contract extension is an 'irrelevance' as his focus is on World Cup qualification... despite the Three Lions' Albania mauling leaving them just one point from Qatar Harry Kane scored a first-half hat-trick to inspire England to 5-0 win over Albania Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson also scored in the first-half for England England now need to take just a point from their game against San Marino Boss Gareth Southgate is reportedly close to penning a two-year deal extension
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England manager Gareth Southgate dismissed talk about his future as an 'irrelevance' after the Three Lions thumped Albania.
Harry Kane's hat-trick was the highlight of a dominant 5-0 win at Wembley and put England a point away from reaching next year's World Cup in Qatar.
Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson also scored, with all of the goals at Wembley coming in the first half.
Reports before the game suggested Southgate was expected to sign a new two-year deal to take him through to Euro 2024, but the boss insisted it was not his