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Gus Poyet rejects chance to return as Sunderland boss following dismissal of Phil Parkinson because the Uruguayan is not interested in managing in League One

Gus Poyet has turned down the chance to return as manager of Sunderland.

The 53-year old was wanted by the League One side to replace Phil Parkinson who was sacked on Sunday.

Approaches were made and some bookmakers even suspended betting on Poyet returning to the club he left in 2015.

Gus Poyet (pictured) has been out of work for over two years since leaving Bordeaux

However the Uruguayan, who last coached Bordeaux in France, has set his sights on a return to management at a higher level.

Though Poyet was their first option, Sunderland have considered a number of other names over the past 48 hours with the likes of Paul Cook, Nigel Pearson, Danny Cowley and Daniel Stendel among those to have expressed interest.