Report: Sunderland saved themselves £1.7m on Chris Coleman sacking

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Sunderland have sacked Chris Coleman before the new owners come in, and that has reportedly saved them a decent amount of money.

According to a report from The Sun, Sunderland managed to save themselves £1.7 million by getting rid of Chris Coleman before the prospective new owners were able to take charge at the Stadium of Light.

Coleman was dismissed at the weekend after just five months in charge of the Black Cats. While it seemed that anyone would have struggled to make a success of the job, the Welshman’s sacking did not appear to be received too poorly with the club’s relegation out of the Championship already confirmed.

The timing of the decision caught the fans off guard, with relegation confirmed the week before and the defeat to promotion-chasing Fulham on Friday hardly proving to be an embarrassment. But the sacking became a little more understandable when it was announced shortly after that Stewart Donald is awaiting EFL approval to take over as the club’s owner.

And The Sun is now suggesting that by getting rid of Coleman before the takeover was complete, Sunderland have had to pay the 47-year-old just £300,000 rather than the £2 million that he would have been due had Donald’s deal been ratified before the departure.

With Sunderland having endured back-to-back relegations, getting the next appointment right is a must. The Black Cats clearly have the stature and potential to be a top flight club, but there are a lot of changes that need to be made. And there is, unfortunately, no guarantee that they will get the changes right.

But after such a miserable time at the Stadium of Light, the Sunderland fans would be forgiven for feeling that the potential takeover could provide the glimmer of optimism that could go an enormously long way.