Gary Lineker reveals Thomas Tuchel was NOT his first choice for England manager as fans have their say on German

GARY LINEKER revealed Thomas Tuchel was not his first choice to become the new England manager.

Tuchel, 51, signed an 18-month contract to replace Gareth Southgate as Three Lions boss.

Gary Lineker did not have Thomas Tuchel down as his first choice to be England bossGetty InstagramTuchel signed an 18-month contract and will take over from January[/caption]

He put pen to paper on the £5million-a-year deal on October 8 – before England’s Nations League double-header against Greece and Finland.