Next Sunderland Manager Odds

Still was heavily linked with Sunderland before Le Bris was instead appointed. With the owner of Sunderland, Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, having a French background it is understandable that they look across the Channel. Belgian-born Englishman Still has developed a reputation as one of the most exciting young coaches on the continent, having done fine work in Ligue 1 with Reims.

Moving to Lens in the summer of 2024 means Still might be settled in France for now, but rumours linking him with a first position in English football are sure to continue to develop.

Former Derby County boss Lampard has been out of the game a while since his second spell at Chelsea ended in disarray, but he would surely be keen on a chance to take over at Sunderland.

Lampard's reputation is mostly built on that single successful season with the Rams, which saw a battalion of loan stars help them to reach the final of the Championship play-offs. They were edged out by Aston Villa, though, and Lampard has been left on the sidelines for a long period.

The ex-England midfielder might instead see his future in punditry with plenty of good TV work around, but being offered a chance by a club as big as Sunderland would be sure to appeal.

Digard was appointed by Le Havre earlier in 2024, with the Frenchman having been listed among the favourites in the next Sunderland manager betting odds before Le Bris got the job.

Previously a player for neighbours Middlesbrough, Digard played for clubs including Real Betis and Paris Saint-Germain before starting his coaching career in Ligue 1 with Nice. It seems likely he will stay in that league with Le Havre for now, but English football may soon beckon again.

Many fans of Championship clubs were surprised to see Hull City opt not to renew Rosenior's contract at the end of the 2023-24 season, with the club's board deciding he was not the man to bring the attacking football craved on Humberside. Rosenior was subsequently on the shortlist for a handful of second-tier jobs - he was said to be on the shortlist for the Burnley job after the shock departure of Vincent Kompany to Bayern Munich - with Sunderland also keen on him.

The son of ex-Football League boss Leroy, Liam instead chose to move across the English Channel by taking up the post at Strasbourg and his early work at the club, including a home win over Roberto de Zerbi's fancied Marseille side, shows he is building a fine reputation.

Having already taken charge of Sunderland twice on an interim basis, it is not impossible to see Dodds being given a third chance to sit in the hot seat. Fans were unimpressed with Dodds' tactics during his second spell in the closing weeks of the 2023-24 season, though, and would be unlikely to welcome his appointment on a more permanent basis. The Black Cats had finished a lowly 16th in the league under Dodds having won one of their last eight matches.

But few know the inner workings of the north-east side as well as Dodds and he would be the obvious caretaker choice should Le Bris need to be replaced at short notice any time soon.