Rafael Benitez has admitted it could be easier for an Englishman to secure the England manager's job than one with a top-six Premier League club.
Current national boss Gareth Southgate was handed the reins by the Football Association after Sam Allardyce's ignominious departure.
Allardyce followed in the footsteps of Roy Hodgson and Steve McClaren, who were separated by Italian Fabio Capello's reign, with Kevin Keegan's departure in October 2000 prompting a first-ever appointment in the overseas market with Sven-Goran Eriksson.
However, with the country's top clubs all being managed by foreign coaches, Spaniard Benitez acknowledges that the England job could be less difficult to secure.