Gareth Southgate is yet to open talks with the __football Association over the England manager's job, Sky sources understand.
Southgate will take his fourth game in charge as interim manager on Tuesday night when Spain visit Wembley Stadium for a friendly.
The former England U21 boss has been in the job since Sam Allardyce stepped down one game and 67 days into his reign after undercover newspaper reporters allegedly caught him discussing how to circumvent rules on player transfers.
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Southgate has overseen a 2-0 win over Malta and a goalless draw in Slovenia, with his most recent game seeing England beat Scotland 3-0 at Wembley in a World Cup qualifier.
Reports on Monday claimed Southgate had been offered a contract to take over until the end of Euro 2020, but Sky Sports News HQ understands talks over such a deal will not start until his initial four-game remit is completed against Spain.
England are not in action again until an away friendly with World Cup winners Germany in March next year but Southgate said previously he hoped a decision would be made fairly quickly.
"It will be important for me to know what I'm doing after the middle of November," he said. "We've got a European U21 Championship to prepare for and the seniors have got their next round of qualifiers in March.
"Of course everybody is going to want to know, I guess, by the end of November, middle of December, where everything is heading so we can decide who is responsible for which parts of the organisation's work.
"That's not my decision in the end. I've enjoyed what I've done so far.
"I'm immensely proud to have led my country for three games, with another on Tuesday, and to be involved in an England-Scotland game, which is as high pressure as they come. It's been a brilliant experience and very, very special."
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