Sunderland Next Manager: 5 Replacements For Martin O'Neill

4. Gus Poyet

Gus Poyet has done a tremendous job with Championship outfit Brighton and has transformed the south coast club into promotion contenders. The Seagulls currently sit in sixth place in the league - and are in with a shot of a play-off with the likes of Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Watford. The former Chelsea and Tottenham striker is much coveted by teams in the Premier League after leading Brighton to League One promotion last year and within touching distance of a second straight promotion to the top-flight. He recently rejected the opportunity to manage then-rudderless Reading prior to the appointment of Nigel Adkins, and it remains to be seen if he can be prised away from the job he is currently doing with the Championship outfit in favour of entering the heat of a relegation battle. Sky Bet Odds: 20/1
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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.