The 41 - year - old is understood to have signed a contract taking him up to the 2014 World Cup finals .
The 41 - year - old 's first taste of management came when he took over at Bramall Lane in August .
The 41 - year - old , whose first taste of management came when he took over at Bramall Lane in August , is understood to have signed a contract taking him up to the 2014 World Cup finals .