The Black Cats are looking for a new head coach, having finished the 2023/24 season with a caretaker in charge. Mike Dodds had stepped in temporarily following Michael Beale’s dismissal, having done so earlier when Tony Mowbray was fired. would Still, the former Reims manager, had been extensively connected with a move to the Stadium of Light, but sources claim he would instead take over at Lens in France’s top division of football.
As a result, former Leeds coach Maric is now the BetVictor frontrunner at 2/1. The 31-year-old served as assistant head coach at Elland Road under Jesse Marsch. He departed after Marsch was fired, but unlike his former colleague, he has not stayed gone from the dugout. He is now the head coach of Bayern Munich’s under-19 team.
Despite his involvement in Marsch’s rocky Leeds spell, Maric has a great reputation across Europe and is regarded as one of the most promising young coaches. Liam Rosenior, who was let go by Hull City at the end of the 2023/24 season, is one of the outsiders farther down the frontrunner list. He has been succeeded at the MKM Stadium by Tim Walter, who was previously in charge of Hamburg.
