Gareth Southgate, 55, gives update on potential management return 16 months after England exit

He held the role for eight years, leading England to two European finals and a World Cup semi-final.

Despite potential links to various jobs, including Manchester United, Southgate has not returned to the role of manager.

He admitted returning is "not high on my agenda", claiming he is "not desperate to stay in football."

He the BBC: "I had an amazing time. Obviously, the great thing with England is that there’s this higher purpose. That’s going to be very hard to replicate.

"I joined the FA to try to help English football become better, to help youth development in particular.

"I somehow stumbled and ended up in the first-team manager’s job and we had a pretty good period."

Southgate added: "But I’m not desperate to stay in football, I’ve had 37 years in football, which is amazing.

"I’m enjoying finding other areas where I think I might be able to make a difference."

The former Crystal Palace player is currently an outsider to get the Wolves job after sacking manager Vitor Pereira for his winless start to this year's Premier League campaign.

He is also an outsider for the Celtic job.

Speaking on a potential transition to club football, Southgate said: "Well, you can never say never because I’ve just seen Martin O’Neill at his age go to Celtic.

"But it’s not something that’s high on my agenda at the moment.

"I’m enjoying the work around leadership, I’m enjoying my work with young people, very determined to try and make a difference there.

"And so no, I’m very relaxed about not being in football at the moment."

The father of two revealed that since stepping back from the national team, he has been able to spend more time with his family, travel and play golf.

Off the field, he is a strong advocate for helping young people by providing role models to learn from.

Southgate has previously said that he believes the national football team helps bring unity amid the backdrop of cultural, political, societal, and racial unrest in the country.

"There is more that unites us than divides us", the former England man said.We had a huge disconnect with the public when we started.

He added: “People saw us as high-ego players but we were able to turn that around. I saw the power that the team had to bring people together of every community."