Former United States boss recommended as Sunderland manager

Gus Poyet has also backed Allardyce as the ideal appointment for Sunderland but has warned the club that sacked him earlier this year that their problems run deeper than the manager. And no, it is not Preki.

Bradley is of course now at Norwegian side Stabaek and has been in charge of “De Blaa” since January 2014.

Sunderland are now 19th in the Premier League table heading into the global break, after notching up just three points from eight games. His contract with Stabaek, now second in the Tippeligaen, expires in November, when the Norwegian season ends.

Stabaek wouldn’t stand in the 57-year-old’s way if fellow countryman Ellis Short stepped up his interest in him, after Bradley was linked with the job at Liverpool, who also have American owners. In their most recent fixture, Bradley secured a 4-1 win over Mjondalen IF.

The Welsh worldwide is a natural right back, an area where Sunderland have a lot of depth, with Jones being the starter and Tottenham Hotspur loanee DeAndre Yedlin adding more competition for places. The ex-Seattle Sounder made his Sunderland league debut at the weekend in the 2-2 draw with West Ham. Alitdore was the man who replaced Defoe in Toronto.

“Bob is allowed to speak with anybody if he wants”, declared Hjorth, speaking to talkSPORT.

However he confirmed that there had not been any movement yet regarding a move.

Former US national team manager Bob Bradley is not in the running for the managerial vacancy at Premier League strugglers Sunderland, sources have told ESPN FC. “If Bob gets an offer from a club in the Premier League we will be very happy for Bob that he gets the possibility to do that”.

A number of candidates have reportedly turned down the chance to join the club, Real Sociedad boss David Moyes believed to be among the list, as Sunderland search for their fifth manager since 2013. Big Sam might be radical in as much as he would totally change and revolutionise everything.

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