The odds for Wales manager Chris Coleman to join Championship side Sunderland have been dramatically slashed. He can now be found as short as 1/10.
The Black Cats have been linked with Barnsley’s Paul Heckingbottom, Aitor Karanka, ex-Rangers boss Ally McCoist and Northern Ireland’s Michael O’Neill but have come no closer to finding a new manager in the past couple of weeks. However, they may have found their man in Chris Coleman if odds are to be believed.
Sunderland are currently bottom of the Championship after a dreadful start to the season. They sacked manager Simon Grayson, who left Preston North End to take over the North-East club in the summer, after he only managed to win one of the fifteen games he had in charge.
There is a new frontrunner for the job now in Chris Coleman. He is being linked with a move away from Wales after they failed to qualify for the World Cup in Russia. His best achievement for Wales was guiding them to the Semi-Finals of Euro 2016 in France.
The 47 year-old played for Swansea City, Crystal Palace, Blackburn Rovers and Fulham in his playing days. As a manager, he had spells with Fulham, Coventry City, Spanish side Real Zaragoza and Larissa in Greece before becoming the manager of Wales in 2012.
There is no doubt that Coleman is an experienced manager and would be a good appointment by Sunderland. However, he would face a difficult job if he took the role. The news of his odds falling will be good news for Barnsley fans who feared Paul Heckingbottom would leave them for the Black Cats.
