Sunderland in talks with Reims coach Will Still – sources

Sunderland are in talks with Reims coach Will Still in an try to influence the extremely rated 31-yr-outdated to stop the Ligue 1 membership and take cost of the EFL Championship group, sources have advised ESPN.

Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, the Sunderland proprietor, has recognized Still as his favoured possibility to exchange Tony Mowbray, who vacated his publish on the Stadium of Light earlier this month.

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At 25, Dreyfus is the youngest proprietor in English soccer and sources have stated that the French businessman needs to nominate a younger coach who suits his blueprint of constructing a group of rising expertise at Sunderland, who had simply three outfield gamers over the age of 23 in the beginning line-up throughout Tuesday’s 1-0 house win towards Leeds.

Still, born in Belgium to English dad and mom, guided Reims to an eleventh place end in Ligue 1 final season following an 17-match unbeaten begin to on the membership and the group are eighth in the desk.

Sunderland, who face native rivals Newcastle at house in the FA Cup third spherical on Jan. 6, have moved into the Championship playoff spots following again-to-again wins towards West Brom and Leeds. And sources have stated the membership are ready to depart caretaker supervisor Mike Dodds in cost over the Christmas interval in order to take time to rent the proper coach.

And though sources have stated that Dreyfus can also be an admirer of Nice assistant supervisor Julien Sable, Still is the primary selection to exchange Mowbray as supervisor.