Alan Pardew is loyal to Crystal Palace despite being proud at links to the England job, and he feels Gareth Southgate has the x-factor.
Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew says the England job would be the pinnacle of his career, but remains fully focused on his club.
Pardew is among the favourites to replace Sam Allardyce, who left his position with the national side on Tuesday less than 24 hours after the Daily Telegraph published footage claiming to be from a meeting in August between a pair of undercover reporters and the 61-year-old.
In the footage, Allardyce allegedly told two men purporting to be from a Far East investment firm how they might "get around" FA regulations concerning the transfers of players under third-party ownership.