Sarina Wiegman tipped for Premier League job after guiding Lionesses to Euros success

Sarina Wiegman has been sensationally tipped to take a job in the Premier League. Wiegman, 55, has achieved sporting immortality after her Lionesses' side beat Spain in the final of the Women's Euro 2025 on Sunday. Wiegman also guided England to the title three years ago. She also took the team to the final of the Women's World Cup in 2023, where they were beaten by Spain.

Such is the respect for the Dutch manager across all echelons of the game, former Tottenham Hotspur star Jamie O'Hara is convinced that Wiegman can make the jump from the women's game to the men's. Of course, such a move is conjecture at this stage, with no Premier League jobs currently even available, but talk of Wiegman becoming the first woman to take charge of an English top-flight side has intensified after FA chief Mark Bullingham remained coy over her long-term future. Wiegman signed a contract extension in January 2024 that will take her through until after the next World Cup in Brazil in 2027.

Asked about an extension for Wiegman in light of her most recent success, Bullingham said: "It's a bit early for that. We are delighted she is with us for the World Cup, and we will have that conversation at an appropriate time."

Speaking on talkSPORT, however, O'Hara believes the FA's indecision could work out well for a Premier League outfit. The 38-year-old believes Wiegman has what it takes to make the step.

"Unbelievable from the Lionesses. They've made it happen. Unbelievable from Sarina Wiegman as well," O'Hara said on The Sports Bar. "She plays great football, style of football. We want to play out from the back. We want to move the ball quickly. She's very calm. She's collected. She's done the business at the highest level.

"Tactically, she gets things right. She knows when to make subs. In tournament football, it's different. I understand. I get that. I don't think it's different pressure. It's only pressure because she'd be the first [woman to manage in the men's game]"

O'Hara's co-host, former Arsenal and Liverpool star Jermaine Pennant, responded: "It's a good question. The thing is, Premier League or the WSL [Women's Super League] is totally different from tournament football. Like I said, you can play not at your best and manage to scrape through.

"Over 38 games in the Premier League, you can't do that. There'll come a point where you'll get found out and you'll end up in a dogfight, in a relegation battle. So it's a different test."

However, former Tottenham midfielder O'Hara remained steadfast in his belief. He added: "If you gave her the right infrastructure, you gave her the right football club, you know, with the players who would respect what she's about and respect what she's done, and I think you get that from Premier League footballers.

"I genuinely believe that she could handle it tactically. She's amazing in the press. Everyone loves her, what she's about as a manager. She knows what she's doing. She's got a really good team around her."

He continued: "The modern-day footballer, I think doesn't want a Mick McCarthy anymore. They don't need someone to come in and give them a grilling and get on their case."

Asked by Pennant if he would have been happy had Spurs appointed Wiegman over Thomas Frank following their recent search for a new head coach, he said: "I wouldn't be against it. Yeah. I genuinely wouldn't be against it. I'm being serious. Because respect is earned and she's earned it."

The Euro 2025 victory is a third European Championship in a row for Wiegman, who first won the tournament with the Netherlands in 2017. But what are Wiegman's thoughts on managing in the men's arena?

Back in 2023, the 55-year-old claimed there was simply no step-up to make. She said: "My thoughts now are totally not in men's football, my thoughts are with the women's game and what we can do. I am just really happy in the role I work in now and I am really enjoying it... I really love my job for the FA and with England. This is the highest level."