Alan Nixon has explained why Paul Heckingbottom didn’t want to join Sunderland this summer.
Sunderland are closing in on a third of a year without a manager this week.
The Black Cats were expected to bring in a new head coach shortly after the season concluded, but it has now been over six weeks since they were beaten by Sheffield Wednesday on the final day.
The club have been linked with a long list of managers, most noticeably being turned down by both Will Still and Liam Rosenior.
They have mainly targeted managers that are already out of work, with Marti Cifuentes being the only current name that has been linked that already has a job.
Despite their search for the unemployed, Paul Heckingbottom is one name that has rarely been mentioned for the role.
Paul Heckingbottom turned down Sunderland
Journalist Alan Nixon has now explained that this is down to the 46-year-old not wanting the job for one big reason.
When a supporter questioned whether Heckingbottom had turned Sunderland down, he wrote on X: “Heckingbottom didn’t like the staffing arrangements…”
