Sunderland are in talks to bring Lorient duo Jean-Marie David and Erwann Le Postec to the Stadium of Light, as per Graham Falk.
Sunderland appointed former Lorient boss Regis Le Bris as their new head coach on Friday.
It ended a wait of over 100 days since Michael Beale’s sacking with the French boss the new man at the helm in the north east.
The Black Cats have been criticised heavily over the summer so far, but it will now be hoped they can start to look ahead at the 2024/25 season.
Falk has reported Sunderland are in talks to bring Lorient duo David and Postec to the club as part of Le Bris’ backroom team.
Who are they?
They both worked alongside Le Bris at Lorient.
David, 42, was the assistant manager for the Ligue 1 side last season. He was appointed assistant to the first team following a spell assisting Le Bris for the B team beforehand.
Postec, 40, was Le Bris’ other assistant. He also came from the B team where he worked under Le Bris for the first time with the head coach clearly trusting both men to be his right hand team.
A sign of change
Sunderland have recently turned their noses up at the opportunity to allow new coaches to bring in people they are familiar with and in a trade like coaching that cohesion is crucial.
It seems Sunderland are finally set to allow their new head coach to bring his own staff with him and that is a positive sign moving forward.
It remains to be seen what lies ahead for Mike Dodds and Michael Proctor. The pair are expected to stay with Sunderland, but Dodds may need to return to his role as first team coach as opposed to assistant if Le Bris brings two of his own with him.
Either way, it is still very early days but this can’t be complained against. The appointment of Le Bris is a risk, but Sunderland’s board are no stranger to those, but there is no room for error following the season Sunderland have just had and it’s crucial Le Bris and his team get off to a good start next season.
