New assistant manager Anthony Barry says the chance to mastermind the England’s shot at 2026 World Cup glory immediately “captured the imagination” of Thomas Tuchel. The 51-year-old was unveiled as head coach of the Euro 2020 and 2024 runners-up on Wednesday, having agreed an 18-month deal with the Football Association the previous week.

Pretty incredible, quite surreal'...the words of former Wigan Athletic first-team coach Anthony Barry after being named assistant to new England head coach Thomas Tuchel.

England’s new assistant manager was hired by Chelsea after impressing on his Pro Licence course and was later snapped up by Bayern Munich, Belgium and Portugal as his reputation grew