Sunderland Focus In On 41-year-old Boss
Sunderland are focusing on QPR boss Marti Cifuentes, but they will have to pay substantial compensation to land him, according to journalist Alan Ni
Cifuentes took over at QPR in October last year and won plaudits for his work at Loftus Road as he kept the R’s in the division.
Sunderland’s search for a new manager has now run to over 100 days and former Hull City boss Liam Rosenior recently pulled out of a second interview for the job.
Spaniard Cifuentes has been on Sunderland’s radar, but there have been question marks over whether the Black Cats would pay the compensation needed to land him.
They have been impressed with the way the 41-year-old has gone about his business in the Championship with QPR.
Cifuentes rose to prominence with his work in Scandinavian football, with notable spells at Norwegian side Sandefjord, Danish club AaB and Swedish side Hammarby.
Sunderland have been dealt yet another blow in their hopes of signing a new head coach as Pascal Jansen has been appointed at a club in Hungary, it has been confirmed.
The transfer window opens tomorrow, but the Black Cats are still yet to find a permanent successor for Michael Beale in the dugout at the Stadium of Light despite the former Queens Park Rangers boss being relieved of his duties four months ago after merely 12 games in charge.
Unfortunately, Sunderland’s hopes of securing Jansen as their next head coach have now become obsolete as Hungarian champions Ferencvaros have announced the appointment of the 51-year-old merely weeks after lifting the league title under Inter Milan legend Dejan Stankovic. The former Serbia international recently resigned from his post in Hungary to become the boss at Spartak Moscow.
Once again, it’s back to the drawing board for the Black Cats’ hierarchy and owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus as they scramble to find a new head coach before pre-season commences in just a few weeks’ time.
Nevertheless, the likes of ex-Hull City manager Liam Rosenior and Will Still are also out of the running to become the next manager at the Stadium of Light following recent developments so it’s difficult to see who else the club have lined up to finally replace Beale.
