By Chris Dunlavy
Sunderland are expected to make a fresh approach for Reims manager Will Still in the summer.
Still, 31, was the first choice of Sunderland’s owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus and sporting director Kristjaan Speakman following the dismissal of Tony Mowbray in December.
However, the pair baulked at a £5m compensation clause in Still’s contract and subsequently appointed former QPR and Rangers boss Michael Beale.
Unpopular with supporters from the outset, Beale was dismissed by the Championship club on Monday having won just four of his 12 matches at the helm.
Mike Dodds, the club’s hea...