FA Chief says England Women’s manager Sarina Weigman not for sale irrespective of whatever the price will be.
“Not for sale at any price” is how Football Association CEO Mark Bullingham describes England manager Sarina Wiegman.
Wiegman has coached in five major events and is the only manager in the men’s or women’s game to have advanced to the final.
Before leading England to Euro 2022 and the 2023 World Cup, she guided the Netherlands to the Euro 2017 championship and the 2019 World Cup final.
The 55-year-old is attempting to become the third manager to win three straight women’s Euros titles, following Tina Theune (1997, 2001, 2005) and Gero Bisanz (1989, 1991, 1995), both of whom represent Germany.
“I want to pay tribute to Sarina. I think her record individually is phenomenal,” said Bullingham, speaking before Sunday’s Euro 2025 final against Spain (17:00 BST).
“When I spoke to [the media] before the tournament I said we were lucky to have her and I still feel that way. I think she has been incredible.
“Her record of managing in five tournaments and reaching five finals is phenomenal. I don’t believe anyone has been anywhere near that in the past and it will be really hard to do that in the future.
“She’s a really special coach and we’re delighted to have her with us.”
Asked if the FA are concerned that Wiegman might look elsewhere if she was to be successful again on Sunday, and if it would be hard to persuade her to stay, Bullingham said: “Not hard at all. We are committed to her until 2027 and she is committed to us. We have a new [coaching] team coming in for her.
“We haven’t quite started working on the plans for [the 2027 World Cup] but I know her focus, hopefully after success on Sunday, will shift quite quickly to that.”