Has been linked with the role after two excellent campaigns at St Mirren but club sources have made clear that he is not in the race. Has been linked with the role after two excellent campaigns at St Mirren but club sources have made clear that he is not in the race.
Has been linked with the role after two excellent campaigns at St Mirren but club sources have made clear that he is not in the race. | Getty Images

Next Sunderland manager: Bookies name new favourite after Liam Rosenior twist with latest odds assessed

Phil Smith
By Phil Smith
Published 13th Jun 2024, 10:22 BST
Updated 13th Jun 2024, 10:23 BST

Sunderland’s search for a new head coach continues amid yet more twists and turns

Sunderland’s lengthy search for a head coach continues with no sign of a breakthrough, 115 days since Mike Dodds was placed in interim charge and Michael Beale’s departure confirmed.

The saga took yet another twist on Wednesday when it emerged that Liam Rosenior was increasingly unlikely to take the role, despite having been installed as the firm favourite following news over the weekend that Pascal Jansen was no longer under consideration. So who are the new favourites for the role and what is the latest with the frontrunners for the vacancy? We run you through the latest, one by one...

Another new name in the betting list. Has impressed in charge of Belgian side Cercle Brugge, who share owners with Ligue 1 side Monaco - where Juan Sartori is a key figure. His team have just been drawn against Kilmarnock in the preliminary stages of the Europa Conference League for next season. Odds have quickly drifted after a brief rise last week. No reputable links to the role yet but you can see the logic, an up-and-coming head coach who has overachieved with a very young side.

1. Miron Muslic - 25/1

Another new name in the betting list. Has impressed in charge of Belgian side Cercle Brugge, who share owners with Ligue 1 side Monaco - where Juan Sartori is a key figure. His team have just been drawn against Kilmarnock in the preliminary stages of the Europa Conference League for next season. Odds have quickly drifted after a brief rise last week. No reputable links to the role yet but you can see the logic, an up-and-coming head coach who has overachieved with a very young side. | BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images

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A report in Italy claimed Wicky had agreed a two-year deal to take charge of Sunderland a couple of weeks back but that was unfounded. Available after leaving Swiss club Young Boys earlier last season and was clearly a name pushed in Sunderland's direction, but talks never progressed. Not been in consideration and that's unlikely to change.

2. Raphael Wicky - 20/1

A report in Italy claimed Wicky had agreed a two-year deal to take charge of Sunderland a couple of weeks back but that was unfounded. Available after leaving Swiss club Young Boys earlier last season and was clearly a name pushed in Sunderland's direction, but talks never progressed. Not been in consideration and that's unlikely to change. | Getty ImagesPhoto: FABRICE COFFRINI

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Briefly came in as the favourite last week on the back of a social media rumour linking him with the role. Has quickly drifted and the links don't appear to have any real substance to them - he's widely expected to be named the new Le Havre boss in the coming days and weeks. That's part of the chain that will Le Havre's boss join Stade de Reims to replace Will Still, who turned down Sunderland to go to RC Lens. One to just about cross of the list for good.

3. Didier Digard - 18/1

Briefly came in as the favourite last week on the back of a social media rumour linking him with the role. Has quickly drifted and the links don't appear to have any real substance to them - he's widely expected to be named the new Le Havre boss in the coming days and weeks. That's part of the chain that will Le Havre's boss join Stade de Reims to replace Will Still, who turned down Sunderland to go to RC Lens. One to just about cross of the list for good. | AFP via Getty Images

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Stays in the list as is known to have been some level of interest in the past. Seems highly unlikely, given that he has now been a free agent when the last two vacancies have come up and yet talks haven't progressed. Still, credentials are good and Sunderland's list is currently only getting shorter. Would take a major turn of events, though.

4. Paul Heckingbottom - 14/1

Stays in the list as is known to have been some level of interest in the past. Seems highly unlikely, given that he has now been a free agent when the last two vacancies have come up and yet talks haven't progressed. Still, credentials are good and Sunderland's list is currently only getting shorter. Would take a major turn of events, though.Photo: Matt McNulty

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