The English third division club AFC Sunderland sees according to information from the portal “The Athletic‘ from a commitment by Roy Keane. Accordingly, the 50-year-old is no longer an option to succeed head coach Lee Johnson, who was sacked at the end of January.
After the last two intensive talks with the former record purchaser Manchester United, the decision against Keane was made, reports “The Athletic”, citing its own sources. The 50-year-old had already stood on the sidelines with the “Black Cats” between 2006 and 2008 and led the club from the Championship to the Premier League. Keane averaged 1.45 points in 100 games.
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“The process of finding a new head coach is ongoing and we will provide more information in due course. In the meantime, we have highly qualified employees who will take care of the team on an interim basis,” sporting director Kristjaan Speakman said after Lee’s dismissal.
The club is said to want to present a new head coach before the coming weekend. According to The Athletic, Grant McCann, who recently left Hull City, ex-Norwich and Preston coach Alex Neil and Sabri Lamouchi are now in the running , former Ivory Coast coach.
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