The FA would be reluctant to pay compensation for the next England manager, talkSPORT understands.

After Lee Carsley‘s honest admission following defeat against Greece that he would ‘hopefully’ be returning to the under-21s, many fans are calling for Eddie Howe to be named as Gareth Southgate‘s long-term successor.

The FA are no closer to deciding on a new permanent England manager following Thursday’s 2-1 defeat to GreeceGetty

However prising Howe away from Newcastle would cost around £5m while the ex-Bournemouth boss would also command more in wages than Southgate was paid.

There is a concern within the FA they would face a backlash for spending big money on a Southgate replacement rather than ploughing the funds into grass roots football.

talkSPORT understands neither Howe nor out-of-work Graham Potter have had any contact from the FA since Southgate quit after this summer’s European championship final defeat to Spain.

The same applies to former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel, who would be keen on taking the job.

Carsley will remain in charge for at least the next three Nations League games.

The FA believe they can afford to take their time over the appointment as England do not begin their World Cup qualifying campaign until March.

On the pitch, England were handed their third home defeat this year by Greece who registered their first-ever victory over the Three Lions.

Following on from losses against Brazil in March and Iceland in June, Carsley’s side were bereft of rhythm in what was an error-laden display.

Benfica striker Vangelis Pavlidis scored twice with the winner coming in added time and just minutes after Jude Bellingham thought he had salvaged a point for the hosts.

Carsley experimented with the Real Madrid man in a false nine position at the expense of in-form strikers Ollie Watkins and Dominic Solanke.

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GettyFormer Chelsea and Brighton boss Graham Potter has long been touted for the England job but there has yet to be any contact with the 49-year-old[/caption]

The line-up gave Carsley the opportunity to field a star-studded attack of Bellingham, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer but despite an abundance of riches, England struggled to break down a resolute Greece backline.

Watkins was introduced early in the second half but Carsley’s bold selection and hesitancy to make changes at the interval may have extinguished his hopes of landing the job on a full-time basis.

“It was naive by an interim auditioning for the manager’s role,” said talkSPORT’s Henry Winter. “Good managers react. Carsley should have addressed the mess at the break but dithered. Greece had all the balance England lacked and deservedly took the lead within four minutes of the restart.

Meanwhile, talkSPORT host Adrian Durham was damning in his assessment of England’s tepid display.

“When you think about it, step back and think about how many Wembley performances from England have been as bad as that? Because I can’t think of many at all. The Hungary 0-4 at Molineux was probably worse.

“My feeling after we lost 3-2 at home to Croatia at Wembley and didn’t qualify for Euro 2008, I felt worse then.

“But in terms of a performance at Wembley from an England side, I honestly cannot think of a worse one in my lifetime.

“Since I’ve been watching England, I can’t think of a worse one. And it falls on Lee Carsley’s head.”