Alex Neil has given Sunderland to become individual Championship side Stoke’s new boss.
The past Norwich and Preston boss just appeared at the Stadium of Light in February, helping the Black Cats with achieving headway back to the second level with play-off progress close to the completion of last season.
Regardless, Stoke set off a buy out arrangement in his understanding and he has now been confirmed as Michael O’Neil’s substitution. He has marked a three-year contract, having watched the 1-0 win at Blackburn on Saturday from the stands.
Sunderland’s attestation scrutinizes: “Sunderland AFC can insist that Alex Neil has gotten Stoke City along with brief effect.
“The 41-year-old conveyed his hankering to leave the club on Friday early daytime despite marking a superior understanding at the Stadium of Light as of late.
“SAFC made a brief proposition to advance generally redesign Neil’s terms on Friday night, but he declined this suggestion to remain on Wearside and underscored his desire to leave the club.
“He has now settled a change to the bet365 Stadium and the communication to assign another lead coach is underway.”
📝 DEAL DONE: Alex Neil has been confirmed as Stoke City’s new manager after leaving Sunderland.
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Joint Stoke leader John Coates said: “Alex was our principal choice to transform into our new boss and I’m happy we have gotten his organizations so quickly.
“His authoritative family is bewildering with three progressions presently on his CV and we are expecting to work personally with him to help him with understanding the goals that he and the club share.”
Neil exchanges a Sunderland side twelfth in the Championship for seventeenth Stoke and will hope to drag the Potters back to the Premier League, having been missing from England’s five star starting around 2018.