Exclusive: Sunderland’s Next Manager? Target Seen at Play-Off Final After Secretive Championship Discussions

Exclusive: Sunderland’s Next Manager? Target Seen at Play-Off Final After Secretive Championship Discussions

Leeds United and Southampton will compete for a place in the Premier League this weekend.

The Whites missed out on automatic promotion but earned a trip to Wembley after defeating Norwich City in the semi-finals. The Canaries then sacked David Wagner, which was bad news for Sunderland since it meant they had to talk to Will Still. The former Reims coach has been linked with a move to the Stadium of Light since before Christmas, but the club has failed to appoint him weeks after the season ended.

Following the news that Still had spoken with Norwich, it was stated that the 31-year-old was ‘increasingly unlikely’ to join Sunderland. Things have quietened down since then, and it is unclear who will replace Mike Dodds, while Still has a number of teams he might join in the coming months. Despite his frantic hunt for a new club, Still has made time to attend today’s Championship play-off final.

The coach turned to Instagram to share a snapshot from the match, maintaining that he was not joining either team. Still stated: “No I’m not about to sign for or supporting any of these two clubs.”

Will Still is likely to travel throughout England as more clubs show interest in him.

The coach has been very highly regarded since his early success at Reims and had previously been

Sunderland were given the opportunity to bring him in before the season finished, having fired Michael Beale back in February. However, the Black Cats did not take advantage of that opportunity, and the more they wait, the more likely Still will be enticed by another club.

The Wearside squad may now face competition from Burnley, Norwich, and Hull, all of whom are set to be vying for promotion and may provide Still with more power and money in the transfer window. Sunderland’s handling of the situation is yet another disaster, and the club appears to be no closer to selecting a new manager. All that can be gleaned from Still’s Instagram story is that he is becoming annoyed since he is continuously linked to other teams. If fans want to remain optimistic, they can hope that this implies he isn’t going to join Norwich after all. However, bad news tends to stay bad news on Wearside.