Former Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka is the favourite for the Sunderland job.
Former Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka has emerged as the early favourite for the vacant Sunderland job.
Karanka is a familiar figure in the North East after guiding Middlesbrough to promotion from the Championship in 2015/16.
His Premier League season did not work out as successfully, but Sunderland cannot be too picky right now.
Sunderland sit in the Championship relegation zone and fear a second successive relegation.
Middlesbrough have since appointed former Leeds manager Garry Monk, and while they are performing below pre-season expectations, they sit just outside the play-offs in seventh position.
There remains some fondness towards the Spaniard on Teesside, and fans are hoping he does not ruin this by taking over at their rivals.
Boro fans have been having their say on a potential Karanka to Sunderland move, and are not in favour of it happening…
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